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[H. Res. 195 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                  House Calendar No. 17
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 195

                          [Report No. 110-25]

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) to ensure national 
   security while promoting foreign investment and the creation and 
 maintenance of jobs, to reform the process by which such investments 
  are examined for any effect they may have on national security, to 
establish the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 27, 2007

    Mr. Arcuri, 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. 556) to ensure national 
   security while promoting foreign investment and the creation and 
 maintenance of jobs, to reform the process by which such investments 
  are examined for any effect they may have on national security, to 
establish the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, 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. 556) to ensure national 
security while promoting foreign investment and the creation and 
maintenance of jobs, to reform the process by which such investments 
are examined for any effect they may have on national security, to 
establish the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, 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 
except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General debate 
shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Financial Services. 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 Financial Services now 
printed in the bill. Each section of the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. 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 
portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in 
clause 8 of rule XVIII and except pro forma amendments for the purpose 
of debate. Each amendment so printed may be offered only by the Member 
who caused it to be printed or his designee and shall be considered as 
read. 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. 17

110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 195

                          [Report No. 110-25]

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                               RESOLUTION

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) to ensure national 
   security while promoting foreign investment and the creation and 
 maintenance of jobs, to reform the process by which such investments 
  are examined for any effect they may have on national security, to 
establish the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and 
                          for other purposes.

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                           February 27, 2007

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed