[House Report 109-83]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



109th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                     109-83

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   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2360, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
                   SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2006

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May 16, 2005.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 278]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 278, by a nonrecord vote, reports 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.R. 2360, the 
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for fiscal 
year 2006, under an open rule. The rule provides one hour of 
general debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. 
The rule waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill.
    Under the rules of the House the bill shall be read for 
amendment by paragraph. The rule waives points of order against 
provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of 
rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized appropriations or 
legislative provisions in an appropriations bill), except as 
specified in the resolution. The rule authorizes the Chair to 
accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed 
their amendments in the Congressional Record.
    Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
the bill includes a waiver of clause 4(c) of rule XIII 
(requiring the three-day availability of printed hearings on a 
general appropriation bill). The waiver of clause 2 of rule XXI 
(prohibiting unauthorized appropriations or legislative 
provisions in an appropriations bill) is needed because there 
are numerous legislative provisions included in the bill.

                                  
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