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[H. Res. 783 Reported in House (RH)]







                                                 House Calendar No. 168
109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 783

                          [Report No. 109-441]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4975) to provide greater 
    transparency with respect to lobbying activities, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

               April 27 (legislative day, April 26), 2006

    Mr. Dreier, 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. 4975) to provide greater 
    transparency with respect to lobbying activities, 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. 4975) to provide greater 
transparency with respect to lobbying activities, 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 Majority Leader and the Minority 
Leader or their designees. 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 the Judiciary, Rules, and 
Government Reform now printed in the bill, the amendment in the nature 
of a substitute consisting of the text of the Rules Committee Print 
dated April 21, 2006, 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 the Committee of the 
Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill 
for the purpose of further amendment and shall be considered as read. 
Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no further amendment to the 
bill, as amended, shall be in order except those printed in part B of 
the report of the Committee on Rules. Each further 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 further amendments are waived. At the conclusion of 
consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and 
report the bill, as amended, to the House with such further 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.
    Sec. 2. In the engrossment of H.R. 4975, the Clerk shall--
            (1) add the text of H.R. 513, as passed by the House, as 
        new matter at the end of H.R. 4975;
            (2) conform the title of H.R. 4975 to reflect the addition 
        of the text of H.R. 513 to the engrossment;
            (3) assign appropriate designations to provisions within 
        the engrossment; and
            (4) conform provisions for short titles within the 
        engrossment.
    Sec. 3. After passage of H.R. 4975, it shall be in order to take 
from the Speaker's table S. 2349 and to consider the Senate bill in the 
House. All points of order against consideration of the Senate bill are 
waived. It shall be in order to move to strike all after the enacting 
clause of the Senate bill and to insert in lieu thereof the provisions 
of H.R. 4975 (as engrossed pursuant to section 2 of this resolution). 
All points of order against that motion are waived. If the motion is 
adopted and the Senate bill, as amended, is passed, then it shall be in 
order to move that the House insist on its amendment to the Senate bill 
and request a conference with the Senate thereon.
                                                 House Calendar No. 168

109th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 783

                          [Report No. 109-441]

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                               RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4975) to provide greater 
    transparency with respect to lobbying activities, and for other 
                               purposes.

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               April 27 (legislative day, April 26), 2006

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed