[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 745 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 745

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                    September 16, 2009.
    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. 3246) to provide for a program of research, development, 
demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies at the 
Department of Energy. 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 Science and Technology. 
After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-
minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the 
purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Science and Technology now printed in 
the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
considered as read. All points of order against the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute are waived except those arising under clause 10 of rule 
XXI. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute 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. 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.  The Chair may entertain a motion that the Committee rise only if 
offered by the chair of the Committee on Science and Technology 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).
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.