[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 502 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         June 22, 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. 2771) making appropriations for the Legislative 
Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 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 Appropriations. After general debate the 
bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill 
shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill 
for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. Notwithstanding 
clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the bill 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. 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. 2771 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.