[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 140 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                         March 9, 2005.
    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. 3) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety 
programs, and transit programs, 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 two hours and 20 minutes, with two hours and 10 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, including a final period of 10 minutes 
following consideration of the bill for amendment, and 10 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Ways and Means. The amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in 
the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted 
in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be 
considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment under the 
five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. All points of order against 
provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. No further amendment shall be in 
order except those printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules or 
except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House. Each amendment in part B may 
be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a 
Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable 
for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment or demand for 
division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All 
points of order against amendments in part B are waived. After disposition of 
the amendments in part B, the Committee shall rise without motion. No further 
consideration of the bill shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent 
order of the House.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.