[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[H. Res. 685 Reported in House (RH)]
House Calendar No. 98
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 685
[Report No. 111-233]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3326) making
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 28, 2009
Ms. Pingree of Maine, 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. 3326) making
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
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. 3326) making
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2010, 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 chair 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 through page 147, line 4.
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, except as provided in section 2, no amendment shall be in
order except: (1) the amendments printed in part A of the report of the
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, which 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, and shall not be subject
to a demand for division of the question; (2) not to exceed eight of
the amendments printed in part B of the report of the Committee on
Rules if offered by Representative Flake of Arizona or his designee,
which may be offered only in the order printed in the report, shall be
considered as read, and shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent; (3) an en bloc
amendment, if offered by Rep. Flake of Arizona or his designee,
consisting of all of the amendments printed in part B of the report of
the Committee on Rules, which shall be considered as read, shall be
debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the
proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for
division of the question; and (4) not to exceed two of the amendments
printed in part C of the report of the Committee on Rules if offered by
Representative Campbell of California or his designee, which may be
offered only in the order printed in the report, shall be considered as
read, and shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and
controlled by the proponent and an opponent. 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. In the case of sundry
amendments reported from the Committee, the question of their adoption
shall be put to the House en gros and without division of the question.
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. After disposition of the amendments specified in the first
section of this resolution, the chair and ranking minority member of
the Committee on Appropriations or their designees each may offer one
pro forma amendment to the bill for the purpose of debate, which shall
be controlled by the proponent.
Sec. 3. The Chair may entertain a motion that the Committee rise
only if offered by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his
designee. The Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out the
enacting words of the bill (as described in clause 9 of rule XVIII).
Sec. 4. During consideration of H.R. 3326, the Chair may reduce to
two minutes the minimum time for electronic voting under clause 6 of
rule XVIII and clauses 8 and 9 of rule XX.
House Calendar No. 98
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 685
[Report No. 111-233]
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RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3326) making
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
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July 28, 2009
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed