[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 788 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 788

      Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4423) making 
 appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs for the fiscal 
        year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 22, 2004

Mr. Obey submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                           Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
      Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4423) making 
 appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs for the fiscal 
        year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.

    Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this resolution the 
Speaker shall, 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. 4423) making appropriations 
for the Department of Veterans Affairs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2005, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 
bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against the bill and 
against its consideration are waived. General debate shall be confined 
to the bill and shall not exceed 90 minutes with one hour equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Appropriations and 30 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Ways and Means. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
for amendment under the five-minute rule. 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.
    Sec. 2. If the Committee of the Whole rises and reports that it has 
come to no resolution on the bill, then on the next legislative day the 
House shall, immediately after the third daily order of business under 
clause 1 of rule XIV, resolve into the Committee of the Whole for 
further consideration of the bill.
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