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[H. Res. 1277 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 House Calendar No. 237
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1277

                          [Report No. 110-718]

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5781) to provide that 8 
of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee 
              shall be paid leave, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 17, 2008

   Mr. McGovern, 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. 5781) to provide that 8 
of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee 
              shall be paid leave, and for other purposes.

    Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 5781) to provide that 8 
of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee 
shall be paid leave, and for other purposes. All points of order 
against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under 
clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform now 
printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as 
amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against 
provisions of the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any 
amendment thereto, to final passage without intervening motion except: 
(1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform; (2) the amendment printed in the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, if offered by 
Representative Davis of Illinois or his designee, which shall be in 
order without intervention of any point of order except those arising 
under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI, shall be considered as read, and 
shall be separately debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent; and (3) one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions.
    Sec. 2.  During consideration of H.R. 5781 pursuant to this 
resolution, notwithstanding the operation of the previous question, the 
Chair may postpone further consideration of the bill to such time as 
may be designated by the Speaker.
                                                 House Calendar No. 237

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 1277

                          [Report No. 110-718]

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                               RESOLUTION

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5781) to provide that 8 
of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee 
              shall be paid leave, and for other purposes.

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                             June 17, 2008

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed