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[H. Res. 553 Reported in House (RH)]







                                                 House Calendar No. 118
109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 553

                          [Report No. 109-295]

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1065) to establish the 
   United States Boxing Commission to protect the general welfare of 
   boxers and to ensure fairness in the sport of professional boxing.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 15, 2005

  Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, 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. 1065) to establish the 
   United States Boxing Commission to protect the general welfare of 
   boxers and to ensure fairness in the sport of professional boxing.

    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. 1065) to establish the 
United States Boxing Commission to protect the general welfare of 
boxers and to ensure fairness in the sport of professional boxing. 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, with 40 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 
the Committee on the Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be 
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the 
amendments recommended by the Committees on Energy and Commerce and the 
Judiciary now printed in the bill, 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 printed in part A of 
the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. That 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. 
All points of order against that 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 part B of the report of the Committee on 
Rules. Each 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.
                                                 House Calendar No. 118

109th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 553

                          [Report No. 109-295]

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                               RESOLUTION

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1065) to establish the 
   United States Boxing Commission to protect the general welfare of 
   boxers and to ensure fairness in the sport of professional boxing.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           November 15, 2005

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed