[House Report 111-287]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


111th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    111-287

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY THE 
     BILL (H.R. 2997) MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR AGRICULTURE, RURAL 
    DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
 PROGRAMS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2010, AND FOR OTHER 
                                PURPOSES

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 October 6, 2009.--Referred to House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 799]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 799, 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 the conference 
report to accompany H.R. 2997, the Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2010. The resolution waives all points of 
order against the conference report on H.R. 2997 and against 
its consideration. The resolution provides that the previous 
question shall be considered as ordered without intervention of 
any motion except one hour of debate and one motion to recommit 
if applicable.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
the conference report includes a waiver of clause 9 of rule 
XXII, precluding conferees from including matter outside the 
scope of conference; and a waiver of section 302(f) of the 
Congressional Budget Act regarding consideration of legislation 
providing new budget authority in excess of a subcommittee's 
302(b) allocation of such authority. The conference report does 
not violate clauses 9 or 10 of rule XXI.
    The waiver of all points of order against provisions in the 
conference report includes a waiver of clause 5 of rule XXII, 
regarding Senate language containing unauthorized provisions in 
an appropriations measure.

                                  
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