[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 679 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 House Calendar No. 136
112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 679

                          [Report No. 112-518]

    Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 436) to amend the 
   Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical 
devices, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5882) making 
 appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
              September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 6, 2012

Mr. Scott of South Carolina, 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. 436) to amend the 
   Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical 
devices, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5882) making 
 appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
              September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.

    Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 436) to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical 
devices. All points of order against consideration of the bill are 
waived. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill, 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of 
Rules Committee Print 112-23, shall be considered as adopted. The bill, 
as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against 
provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any 
further amendment thereto, to final passage without intervening motion 
except: (1) 90 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means; 
and (2) one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
    Sec. 2.  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. 5882) making appropriations 
for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2013, 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. 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. All points of order against 
provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI 
are waived. No amendment to the bill shall be in order except those 
printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution and except pro forma amendments offered at any time by the 
chair or ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or 
their respective designees for the purpose of debate. 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. 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.
                                                 House Calendar No. 136

112th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 679

                          [Report No. 112-518]

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                               RESOLUTION

    Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 436) to amend the 
   Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical 
devices, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5882) making 
 appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
              September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.

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                              June 6, 2012

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed