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House Calendar No. 36 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 268 

[Report No. 109–76] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1279) to amend title 18, United 

States Code, to reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens 

and communities from violent criminals, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 10, 2005 

Mr. GINGREY, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 

which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1279) to amend 

title 18, United States Code, to reduce violent gang 

crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities 

from violent criminals, and for other purposes. 

1 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 

2 resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 

3 rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 

4 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 1279) to amend title 18, United 

6 States Code, to reduce violent gang crime and protect law- 
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1 abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, 

2 and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall 

3 be dispensed with. All points of order against consider4 ation of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con5 fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di6 vided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minor7 ity member of the Committee on the Judiciary. After gen8 eral debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 

9 under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider 

10 as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under 

11 the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a sub12 stitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary 

13 now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the 

14 nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. Not15 withstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to 

16 the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute 

17 shall be in order except those printed in the report of the 

18 Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each 

19 such amendment may be offered only in the order printed 

20 in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated 

21 in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debat22 able for the time specified in the report equally divided 

23 and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall 

24 not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to 

25 a demand for division of the question in the House or in 
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1 the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against 

2 such amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consid3 eration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise 

4 and report the bill to the House with such amendments 

5 as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a 

6 separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 

7 in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the com8 mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The pre9 vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 

10 and amendments thereto to final passage without inter11 vening motion except one motion to recommit with or 

12 without instructions. 
House Calendar No. 36 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 268 

[Report No. 109–76] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1279) 

for other purposes. zens and communities from violent criminals, and violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citito amend title 18, United States Code, to reduce 

MAY 10, 2005 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed