[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 574 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                       October 8, 2002.
    Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order 
without intervention of any point of order to consider in the House the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 114) to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces 
against Iraq. The joint resolution shall be considered as read for amendment. 
The amendment to the preamble and the amendment to the text recommended by the 
Committee on International Relations and now printed in the joint resolution 
shall be considered as adopted. The previous question shall be considered as 
ordered on the joint resolution, as amended, and on any further amendments 
thereto to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) 17 hours of 
debate on the joint resolution, as amended, equally divided and controlled by 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on International 
Relations, which may be extended pursuant to section 2; (2) the further 
amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution, which may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be 
offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be in order without 
intervention of any point of order or demand for division of the question, shall 
be considered as read, and shall be separately debatable for the time specified 
in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent; 
(3) after the conclusion of consideration of the amendments printed in the 
report of the Committee on Rules, a final period of debate on the joint 
resolution, as amended, which shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
International Relations; and (4) one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions.
    Sec. 2. It shall be in order for the Majority Leader or his designee, after 
consultation with the Minority Leader, to move to extend debate on the joint 
resolution, as amended. Such motion shall not be subject to debate or amendment.
    Sec. 3. During consideration of House Joint Resolution 114 pursuant to the 
first section of this resolution, notwithstanding the operation of the previous 
question, the Chair may postpone further consideration of the joint resolution 
to a time designated by the Speaker either on the same legislative day or on the 
next legislative day.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.