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[H. Res. 382 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                  House Calendar No. 57
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 382

                          [Report No. 110-136]

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1684) to authorize 
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 
                     2008, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 8, 2007

    Ms. Matsui, 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. 1684) to authorize 
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 
                     2008, 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. 1684) to authorize 
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 
2008, 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 Homeland Security. 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. 1684 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. 57

110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 382

                          [Report No. 110-136]

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1684) to authorize 
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 
                     2008, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 8, 2007

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed