[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 220 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 220

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 511) to pledge the 
  faithful support of Congress to members of the United States Armed 
                     Forces serving in harm's way.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 7, 2007

Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas submitted the following resolution; which was 
                   referred to the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 511) to pledge the 
  faithful support of Congress to members of the United States Armed 
                     Forces serving in harm's way.

    Resolved,  That immediately after the adoption of this resolution 
the Speaker shall, 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. 511) to pledge the 
faithful support of Congress to members of the United States Armed 
Forces serving in harm's way. 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 chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services. After 
general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
five-minute rule. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the 
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in 
recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment 
has caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional Record 
designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so 
printed 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. 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. If the Committee of the Whole rises and reports that it has 
come to no resolution on the bill, then on the next legislative day the 
House shall, immediately after the third daily order of business under 
clause 1 of rule XIV, resolve into the Committee of the Whole for 
further consideration of the bill.
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