[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H. Res. 615 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 House Calendar No. 106
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 615

                          [Report No. 110-300]

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3221) moving the United 
  States toward greater energy independence and security, developing 
innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green 
     jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy 
    production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure, and for 
  consideration of the bill (H.R. 2776) to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable 
                    energy and energy conservation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 3, 2007

    Mr. Welch of Vermont, 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. 3221) moving the United 
  States toward greater energy independence and security, developing 
innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green 
     jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy 
    production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure, and for 
  consideration of the bill (H.R. 2776) to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable 
                    energy and energy conservation.

    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. 3221) moving the United 
States toward greater energy independence and security, developing 
innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green 
jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy 
production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure. 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 two hours, with 15 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of each of 
the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Science and 
Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and Labor, 
Foreign Affairs, Small Business, and Oversight and Government Reform. 
The amendment 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. 
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. 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, 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. 2. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order 
to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 2776) to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of 
renewable energy and energy conservation. All points of order against 
consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 
9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill 
shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be 
considered as read. All points of order against provisions of the bill, 
as amended, are waived. The previous question shall be considered as 
ordered on the bill, as amended, to final passage without intervening 
motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and 
Means; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
    Sec. 3. (a) In the engrossment of H.R. 3221, the Clerk shall--
            (1) add the text of H.R. 2776, as passed by the House, as 
        new matter at the end of H.R. 3221;
            (2) conform the title of H.R. 3221 to reflect the addition 
        of the text of H.R. 2776 to the engrossment;
            (3) assign appropriate designations to provisions within 
        the engrossment; and
            (4) conform cross-references and provisions for short 
        titles within the engrossment.
    (b) Upon the addition of the text of H.R. 2776 to the engrossment 
of H.R. 3221, H.R. 2776 shall be laid on the table.
    Sec. 4. During consideration in the House of H.R. 3221 or H.R. 2776 
pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the operation of the 
previous question, the Chair may postpone further consideration of 
either bill to such time as may be designated by the Speaker.
                                                 House Calendar No. 106

110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 615

                          [Report No. 110-300]

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                               RESOLUTION

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3221) moving the United 
  States toward greater energy independence and security, developing 
innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green 
     jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy 
    production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure, and for 
  consideration of the bill (H.R. 2776) to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable 
                    energy and energy conservation.

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                             August 3, 2007

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed