[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[H. Res. 338 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                  House Calendar No. 97
108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 338

                          [Report No. 108-236]

      Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2861) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
    Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, 
   commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
              September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                July 25 (legislative day, July 24), 2003

    Ms. Pryce, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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                               RESOLUTION


 
      Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2861) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
    Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, 
   commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
              September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.

    Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution 
the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the 
House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of 
the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2861) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, 
commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 
bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration 
of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill 
and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule. Points of order against 
provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI 
are waived except as follows: under the heading ``State and Tribal 
Assistance Grants'' beginning with ``, except that, notwithstanding 
section 1452(n)'' through ``water contaminants''. Where points of order 
are waived against part of a paragraph, points of order against a 
provision in another part of such paragraph may be made only against 
such provision and not against the entire paragraph. During 
consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee 
of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether 
the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the 
portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in 
clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
read. At the conclusion of 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. 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 with 
or without instructions.




                                                  House Calendar No. 97

108th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 338

                          [Report No. 108-236]

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                               RESOLUTION

      Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2861) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
    Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, 
   commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
              September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.

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                July 25 (legislative day, July 24), 2003

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed