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IV 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 565 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 24, 2007 Mr. Sali (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Goode, Mr. Akin, Mr. Herger, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Linder, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Pearce, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Paul, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Fortuño, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Pence, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Drake, and Mr. Davis of Kentucky) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules RESOLUTION Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for division of the question on the legislative proposals involved to allow separate votes on disparate matters.

That clause 5(a) of rule XVI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by inserting (1) after (a) and by inserting at the end the following new subparagraph: (2)In deciding upon the question of division, the division shall depend on the legislative propositions involved and not upon grammatical structure. .

2.Clause 6(c) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (2) and inserting ; or and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (3)a rule or order that would waive clause 5 of rule XVI. .