[House Report 109-348]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



109th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    109-348

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 612, EXPRESSING THE COMMITMENT 
      OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO ACHIEVING VICTORY IN IRAQ

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  December 16 (legislative day, December 15), 2005.--Referred to the 
                House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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                Mr. Cole, from the Committee on Rules, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 619]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 619, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

     The resolution provides for consideration of H. Res. 612, 
expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to 
achieving victory in Iraq, under a closed rule. The rule 
provides one hour of debate in the House equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on International Relations. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the resolution. The 
rule provides one motion to recommit, which may not contain 
instructions.
    Finally, Section 2 of the rule provides that on the first 
legislative day of the second session of the One Hundred Ninth 
Congress, the House shall not conduct organizational or 
legislative business.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The Rules Committee is not aware of any points of order 
against consideration of the resolution. The waiver of all 
points of order against consideration of the resolution is 
prophylactic in nature.

                                  
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