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[H. Res. 747 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 House Calendar No. 155
112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 747

                          [Report No. 112-641]

  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6169) to provide for 
   expedited consideration of a bill providing for comprehensive tax 
  reform; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8) to extend 
 certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, and for other 
 purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from August 3, 
2012, through September 7, 2012; providing for consideration of motions 
to suspend the rules; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule 
XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from 
                        the Committee on Rules.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 31, 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. 6169) to provide for 
   expedited consideration of a bill providing for comprehensive tax 
  reform; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8) to extend 
 certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, and for other 
 purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from August 3, 
2012, through September 7, 2012; providing for consideration of motions 
to suspend the rules; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule 
XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from 
                        the Committee on Rules.

    Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 6169) to provide for 
expedited consideration of a bill providing for comprehensive tax 
reform. All points of order against consideration of the bill are 
waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against provisions in the bill are waived. The previous question shall 
be considered as ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to 
final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate 
on the bill equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Rules; (2) two hours of debate on 
the subject of reforming the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Ways and Means; (3) the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution, if offered by Representative Slaughter of 
New York or her designee, which shall be in order without intervention 
of any point of order, shall be considered as read, and shall be 
separately debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by 
the proponent and an opponent; and (4) one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions.
    Sec. 2.  Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to 
consider in the House the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief 
provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, and for other purposes. All points 
of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The bill shall 
be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the 
bill are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 
on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage without 
intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Ways and Means; (2) the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed 
in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution, if offered by Representative Levin of Michigan or his 
designee, which shall be in order without intervention of any point of 
order, shall be considered as read, and shall be separately debatable 
for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent; and (3) one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
    Sec. 3.  On any legislative day during the period from August 3, 
2012, through September 7, 2012, --
     (a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be 
considered as approved;
    (b) the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet 
at a date and time, within the limits of clause 4, section 5, article I 
of the Constitution, to be announced by the Chair in declaring the 
adjournment; and
    (c) bills and resolutions introduced during the period addressed by 
this section shall be numbered, listed in the Congressional Record, and 
when printed shall bear the date of introduction, but may be referred 
by the Speaker at a later time.
    Sec. 4.  The Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties of 
the Chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 3 of this 
resolution as though under clause 8(a) of rule I.
    Sec. 5.  Each day during the period addressed by section 3 of this 
resolution shall not constitute a calendar day for purposes of section 
7 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546).
    Sec. 6.  Each day during the period addressed by section 3 of this 
resolution shall not constitute a legislative day for purposes of 
clause 7 of rule XIII.
    Sec. 7.  Each day during the period addressed by section 3 of this 
resolution shall not constitute a calendar or legislative day for 
purposes of clause 7(c)(1) of rule XXII.
    Sec. 8.  It shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of 
August 2, 2012, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House 
suspend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV.
    Sec. 9.  The requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-
thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the 
same day it is presented to the House is waived with respect to any 
resolution reported through the legislative day of August 2, 2012.
                                                 House Calendar No. 155

112th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 747

                          [Report No. 112-641]

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                               RESOLUTION

  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6169) to provide for 
   expedited consideration of a bill providing for comprehensive tax 
  reform; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8) to extend 
 certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, and for other 
 purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from August 3, 
2012, through September 7, 2012; providing for consideration of motions 
to suspend the rules; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule 
XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from 
                        the Committee on Rules.

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                             July 31, 2012

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed