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[H. Res. 793 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 House Calendar No. 144
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 793

                          [Report No. 110-422]

    Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3685) to prohibit 
     employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 5, 2007

    Ms. Castor, 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. 3685) to prohibit 
     employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

    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. 3685) to prohibit 
employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. 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 Education 
and Labor. 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 of the bill 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. Amendment number 3 in the report of the 
Committee on Rules may be withdrawn by its proponent before the 
question is put thereon. 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. 3685 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. 144

110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 793

                          [Report No. 110-422]

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                               RESOLUTION

    Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3685) to prohibit 
     employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

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                            November 5, 2007

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed