[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 270 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                        March 27, 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. 1401) to improve the security of railroads, 
public transportation, and over-the-road buses 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 and 20 minutes, with one hour equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and the ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Homeland Security and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure. 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 Homeland Security now 
printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 
be considered as read. All points of order against the committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 
of rule XXI. 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 report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 
Each such 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 
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 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.
    Sec. 2. During consideration in the House of H.R. 1401 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.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.