[House Report 111-6]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
111th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 111-6
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1) MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL
APPROPRIATIONS FOR JOB PRESERVATION AND CREATION, INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENT, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND SCIENCE, ASSISTANCE TO THE
UNEMPLOYED, AND STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL STABILIZATION, FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2009, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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January 26, 2009.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Ms. Slaughter, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 88]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 88, by a non-record 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.R. 1, the
``American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.'' The
resolution provides 3.5 hours of general debate equally divided
and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of
the Committee on Appropriations, who may yield control of
blocks of that time.
The resolution waives all points of order against
consideration of the bill except those arising under clause 9
or 10 of rule XXI. Finally, the resolution provides that the
Committee of the Whole shall rise without motion after general
debate and that no further consideration of the bill shall
occur except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
the bill (except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule
XXI) includes a waiver of section 303 of the Congressional
Budget Act (prohibiting consideration of legislation creating
new budget authority before the concurrent resolution on the
budget has been agreed to).