[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 789 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 789

      Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4424) making 
  appropriations for military construction and family housing for the 
 Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, 
                        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. 4424) making 
  appropriations for military construction and family housing for the 
 Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, 
                        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. 4424) making appropriations 
for military construction and family housing for the Department of 
Defense 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. All points of order against the amendment printed in 
section 3 of this resolution are waived except those arising under 
clause 7 of rule XVI. 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.
    Sec. 3. The text of the amendment described in the first section of 
this resolution is as follows:
    ``At the end of the bill, add the following new section:
    `Sec. __. Section 2883(g)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``$850,000,000'' and inserting ``$1,350,000,000''. 
The amendment made by this section shall not be subject to scoring for 
purposes of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 
1974.'.''.
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