[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H. Res. 270 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                  House Calendar No. 34
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 270

                          [Report No. 110-74]

  Providing 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 26, 2007

  Mr. Hastings of Florida, 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. 1401) to improve the 
 security of railroads, public transportation, and over-the-road buses 
             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. 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 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.
                                                  House Calendar No. 34

110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 270

                          [Report No. 110-74]

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                               RESOLUTION

  Providing 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.

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                             March 26, 2007

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed