[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 16078-16079]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2892, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
                   SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, by direction of the Committee on 
Rules, I call up House Resolution 573 and ask for its immediate 
consideration.
  The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                              H. Res. 573

       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. 2892) making appropriations for the Department 
     of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2010, 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 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. Points of order against provisions in the 
     bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or 5 of rule XXI are 
     waived. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, except as 
     provided in section 2, no amendment shall be in order except: 
     (1) the amendment printed in part A of the report of the 
     Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution; (2) the 
     amendments printed in part B of the report of the Committee 
     on Rules; (3) not to exceed four of the amendments printed in 
     part C of the report of the Committee on Rules if offered by 
     Representative Flake of Arizona or his designee; and (4) not 
     to exceed one of the amendments printed in part D of the 
     report of the Committee on Rules if offered by Representative 
     Campbell of California or his designee. Each such amendment 
     shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 10 
     minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 
     an opponent, 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 
     and except that an amendment printed in part B, C, or D of 
     the report of the Committee on Rules may be offered only at 
     the appropriate point in the reading. 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. In case of sundry amendments reported 
     from the Committee, the question of their adoption shall be 
     put to the House en gros and without intervening demand for 
     division of the question. 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.  After consideration of the bill for amendment, the 
     chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Appropriations or their designees each may offer one pro 
     forma amendment to the bill for the purpose of debate, which 
     shall be controlled by the proponent.
       Sec. 3.  The Chair may entertain a motion that the 
     Committee rise only if offered by

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     the chair of the Committee on Appropriations 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. 4.  During consideration of H.R. 2892, the Chair may 
     reduce to two minutes the minimum time for electronic voting 
     under clause 6 of rule XVIII and clauses 8 and 9 of rule XX.

     

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