[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 94 (Monday, June 9, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D708-D709]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
PASSENGER RAIL INVESTMENT AND IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2008
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a voice vote, a rule providing for 
consideration of H.R. 6003, the ``Passenger Rail Investment and 
Improvement Act of 2008,'' under a structured rule. The resolution 
provides for one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled 
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure.
  The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill 
except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The rule makes 
in order the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure as the original bill for 
the purpose of further amendment and considers the committee amendment 
as read. The rule waives all points of order against the committee 
amendment except those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI.
  The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules 
Committee report and waives all points of order against such amendments 
except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendments 
made in order shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the 
time specified in the Rules Committee report equally divided by the 
proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to

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amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the 
question. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. Finally, notwithstanding the operation of the previous 
question, the Chair may postpone further consideration until a time 
designated by the Speaker.
  Testimony was heard from Chairman Oberstar and Representatives Brown 
of Florida, Van Hollen, Mica, Shuster and Tom Davis of Virginia.