[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 239 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                        March 14, 2007.
    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. 985) to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel 
practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and 
agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are 
consistent with certain disclosure protections, 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 and 20 minutes, with one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking member of the Committee on Homeland Security. After general debate 
the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. An 
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of the bill, 
modified by the amendments recommended by the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform now printed in the bill, shall be considered as adopted in the 
House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be 
considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment under the 
five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. Notwithstanding clause 11 of 
rule XVIII, no further amendment to the bill, as amended, shall be in order 
except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution. Each further 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 further amendments are waived except those arising under clause 9 
or 10 of rule XXI. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment 
the Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the House with such 
further 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. During consideration in the House of H.R. 985 pursuant to this 
resolution, notwithstanding the operation of the previous question, the Chair 
may postpone further consideration of the bill to a time designated by the 
Speaker.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.