[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 823 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                       October 6, 2004.
    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 bill 
(H.R. 5107) to protect crime victims' rights, to eliminate the substantial 
backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and convicted offenders, to 
improve and expand the DNA testing capacity of Federal, State, and local crime 
laboratories, to increase research and development of new DNA testing 
technologies,to develop new training programs regarding the collection and use 
of DNA evidence, to provide post-conviction testing of DNA evidence to exonerate 
the innocent, to improve the performance of counsel in State capital cases, and 
for other purposes. The bill shall be considered as read for amendment. The 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and on any 
amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one 
hour of debate on the bill equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary; (2) the amendment 
printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, if 
offered by Representative Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin or his designee, which 
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 twenty minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 
an opponent; and (3) one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.