[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1036 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                        March 12, 2008.
    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 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 312) revising the congressional budget for 
the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and 
setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013. 
The first reading of the concurrent resolution shall be dispensed with. All 
points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution are waived. 
General debate shall not exceed four hours, with three hours confined to the 
congressional budget equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on the Budget and one hour on the subject of 
economic goals and policies equally divided and controlled by Representative 
Maloney of New York and Representative Saxton of New Jersey or their designees. 
After general debate the concurrent resolution shall be considered for amendment 
under the five-minute rule. The concurrent resolution shall be considered as 
read. No amendment shall be in order except those printed in the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 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 a proponent 
and an opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment. All points of order 
against the amendments printed in the report are waived except that the adoption 
of an amendment in the nature of a substitute shall constitute the conclusion of 
consideration of the concurrent resolution for amendment. After the conclusion 
of consideration of the concurrent resolution for amendment, the Committee shall 
rise and report the concurrent resolution to the House with such amendment as 
may have been adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on 
the concurrent resolution and amendments thereto to final adoption without 
intervening motion except amendments offered by the chairman of the Committee on 
the Budget pursuant to section 305(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
to achieve mathematical consistency. The concurrent resolution shall not be 
subject to a demand for division of the question of its adoption.
    Sec. 2.  After a motion that the Committee rise has been rejected on a 
legislative day, the Chair may entertain another such motion on that day only if 
offered by the chairman of the Committee on the Budget or the Majority Leader or 
a designee. After a motion to strike out the resolving words of the concurrent 
resolution (as described in clause 9 of rule XVIII) has been rejected, the Chair 
may not entertain another such motion during further consideration of the 
concurrent resolution.
    Sec. 3.  During consideration in the House of House Concurrent Resolution 
312 pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the operation of the previous 
question, the Chair may postpone further consideration of the concurrent 
resolution to such time as may be designated by the Speaker.
    Sec. 4.  After adoption of House Concurrent Resolution 312, it shall be in 
order to take from the Speaker's table Senate Concurrent Resolution 70 and to 
consider the Senate concurrent resolution in the House. All points of order 
against the Senate concurrent resolution and against its consideration are 
waived. It shall be in order to move to strike all after the resolving clause of 
the Senate concurrent resolution and to insert in lieu thereof the provisions of 
House Concurrent Resolution 312 as adopted by the House. All points of order 
against that motion are waived.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.