[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[H. Res. 885 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 House Calendar No. 129
111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 885

                          [Report No. 111-327]

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2868) to amend the 
   Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the 
authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance security and 
protect against acts of terrorism against chemical facilities, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 3, 2009

  Mr. Hastings of Florida, 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. 2868) to amend the 
   Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the 
authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance security and 
protect against acts of terrorism against chemical facilities, 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. 2868) to amend the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the 
authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance security and 
protect against acts of terrorism against chemical facilities, 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 90 minutes equally divided 
among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Homeland Security, the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 
After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under 
the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendments in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committees on Homeland Security and 
Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill, 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 printed in 
part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
considered as read. All points of order against that 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 
that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except 
those printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules. Each 
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. 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 Homeland Security 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. 3.  It shall be in order at any time through the legislative 
day of November 7, 2009, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the 
House suspend the rules. The Speaker or her designee shall consult with 
the Minority Leader or his designee on the designation of any matter 
for consideration pursuant to this section.
                                                 House Calendar No. 129

111th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 885

                          [Report No. 111-327]

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                               RESOLUTION

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2868) to amend the 
   Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the 
authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance security and 
protect against acts of terrorism against chemical facilities, and for 
                            other purposes.

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                            November 3, 2009

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed