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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