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[H. Res. 789 Reported in House (RH)]







                                                 House Calendar No. 171
109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 789

                          [Report No. 109-450]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4954) to improve maritime 
  and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 2, 2006

   Mr. Sessions, 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. 4954) to improve maritime 
  and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, 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. 4954) to improve maritime 
and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, 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, 
with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Homeland Security and 20 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 
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 
Homeland Security 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. 171

109th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 789

                          [Report No. 109-450]

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                               RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4954) to improve maritime 
  and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other 
                               purposes.

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                              May 2, 2006

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed