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[H. Res. 540 Reported in House (RH)]







                                                 House Calendar No. 114
109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 540

                          [Report No. 109-279]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1751) to amend title 18, 
United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, 
           and their family members, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 8, 2005

   Mr. Gingrey, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1751) to amend title 18, 
United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, 
           and their family members, and for other purposes.

    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. 1751) to amend title 18, 
United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, 
and their family members, 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 one hour equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on the Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider 
as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute 
rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. The committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. 
All points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute are waived. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no 
amendment to the committee 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 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 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.
                                                 House Calendar No. 114

109th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 540

                          [Report No. 109-279]

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                               RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1751) to amend title 18, 
United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, 
           and their family members, and for other purposes.

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                            November 8, 2005

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed