[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 219 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                        April 20, 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. 6) to ensure jobs for our future with secure, affordable, and 
reliable energy. 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 and 30 minutes, with 
30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 20 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of each of the 
Committees on Science, Resources, and Ways and Means. After general debate the 
bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill 
shall be considered as read. No amendment to the bill shall be in order except 
those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution. Each such amendment 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, shall not be 
subject to amendment except as specified in the report, and shall not be subject 
to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 
Whole. All points of order against such amendments are waived. 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.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.