[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 470 Engrossed in House (EH)]


H. Res. 470

                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                    September 29, 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. 3824) to amend and reauthorize the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to 
provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species, 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 ninety minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Resources. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under 
the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment recommended by the Committee on 
Resources now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an 
original bill an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text 
of the Resources Committee Print dated September 26, 2005. That amendment in the 
nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order against 
that committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. 
Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to that amendment in the 
nature of a substitute 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, 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. Any Member 
may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the 
Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute made in order as original text. 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.