[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 574 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         July 26, 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. 2419) to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs 
through fiscal year 2012, 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 the amendments considered as adopted by this 
resolution and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Agriculture. After 
general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
rule.
    Sec. 2. (a) The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on Agriculture now printed in the bill, modified by the amendments 
printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution, shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of 
the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill for 
the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute rule and shall be 
considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as 
amended, are waived.
    (b) Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no further amendment to the 
bill, as amended, shall be in order except those printed in part B of the report 
of the Committee on Rules and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this 
resolution.
    (c) Each further amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
shall be considered 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.
    (d) All points of order against further amendments printed in part B of the 
report of the Committee on Rules or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of 
this resolution are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule 
XXI.
    Sec. 3.  It shall be in order at any time for the chairman of the Committee 
on Agriculture or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of 
amendments printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules not earlier 
disposed of or germane modifications of any such amendments. Amendments en bloc 
offered pursuant to this section shall be considered as read (except that 
modifications shall be reported), shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Agriculture or their designees, 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. For the purpose of inclusion in such 
amendments en bloc, an amendment printed in the form of a motion to strike may 
be modified to the form of a germane perfecting amendment to the text originally 
proposed to be stricken. The original proponent of an amendment included in such 
amendments en bloc may insert a statement in the Congressional Record 
immediately before the disposition of the amendments en bloc.
    Sec. 4.  At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the House with such 
further 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. 5.  During consideration in the House of H.R. 2419 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.