Resolution providing for the consideration of H.R. 16090. A bill to impose overall limitations on campaign expenditures and political contributions; to provide that each candidate for Federal office shall designate a principal campaign committee; to provide for a single reporting responsibility with respect to receipts and expenditures by certain political committees; to change the times for the filing of reports regarding campaign expenditures and political contributions; to provide for public financing of Presidential nominating conventions and Presidential primary elections.

States that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 16090) to impose overall limitations on campaign expenditures and political contributions; to provide that each candidate for Federal office shall designate a principal campaign committee; to provide for a single reporting responsibility with respect to receipts and expenditures by certain political committees; to change the times for the filing of reports regarding campaign expenditures and political contributions; to provide for public financing of Presidential nominating conventions and Presidential primary elections; and for other purposes, and all points of order against title IV of said bill for failure to comply with the provisions of clause 4, rule XXI, are hereby waived. Provides that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed two hours, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration, the bill shall be considered as having been read for amendment. Stipulates that no amendment, including any amendment in the nature of a substitute for the bill, shall be in order to the bill except the following: (A) In title I (1) germane amendements to subsection 101 (a) proposing solely to change the money amounts contained in said subsection, providing that said amendments have been printed in the Congressional Record at least one calendar day before being offered; and (2) the text of the amendment to be offered on page 13, following line 4, inserted in the Congressional Record of August 5, 1974, by Mr. Butler; (B) in title II (1) germane amendments to the provisions contained on page 33, line 17 through page 35, line 11, providing they have been printed in the Congressional Record at least one calendar day before being offered; and (2) the amendments printed on page E5246 of the Congressional Record of August 2, 1974; and (C) in title IV, (1) germane amendments which have been printed in the Congressional Record at least one calendar day before they are offered, except that sections 401, 402, 407, and 410 shall not be subject to amendment; and (2) the text of the amendment printed in the Congressional Record of August 2, 1974, at page II7597, which amendment shall be in order, any rule of the House to the contrary notwithstanding. Provides that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this resolution, amendments to any portion of the bill shall be in order, any rule of the House to the contrary notwithstanding, if offered by the direction of the Committee on House Administration, but said amendments shall not be subject to amendment. Stipulates that, at the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.