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House Calendar No. 32

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 248

[Report No. 109–63] 

Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the 

concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 95) establishing the congressional 

budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006, revising 

appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2005, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 through 2010, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 28, 2005

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

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

RESOLUTION

Waiving points of order against the conference report to 

accompany the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 95) 

establishing the congressional budget for the United 

States Government for fiscal year 2006, revising appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2005, and setting 

forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 

through 2010, and for other purposes.

1 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it 

2 shall be in order to consider the conference report to ac-
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1 company the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 95) es2 tablishing the congressional budget for the United States 

3 Government for fiscal year 2006, revising appropriate 

4 budgetary levels for fiscal year 2005, and setting forth ap5 propriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 through 

6 2010. All points of order against the conference report and 

7 against its consideration are waived. The conference re8 port shall be considered as read. The conference report 

9 shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and con10 trolled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 

11 the Committee on the Budget. 

12 SEC. 2. (a) During the One Hundredth Ninth Con13 gress, except as provided in subsection (c), a motion that 

14 the Committee of the Whole rise and report a bill to the 

15 House shall not be in order if the bill, as amended, exceeds 

16 an applicable allocation of new budget authority under sec17 tion 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as 

18 estimated by the Committee on the Budget. 

19 (b) If a point of order under subsection (a) is sus20 tained, the Chair shall put the question: ‘‘Shall the Com21 mittee of the Whole rise and report the bill to the House 

22 with such amendments as may have been adopted notwith23 standing that the bill exceeds its allocation of new budget 

24 authority under section 302(b) of the Congressional Budg25 et Act of 1974?’’ Such question shall be debatable for 10 
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1 minutes equally divided and controlled by a proponent of 

2 the question and an opponent but shall be decided without 

3 intervening motion. 

4 (c) Subsection (a) shall not apply—

5 (1) to a motion offered under clause 2(d) of 

6 rule XXI; or 

7 (2) after disposition of a question under sub8 section (b) on a given bill. 

9 (d) If a question under subsection (b) is decided in 

10 the negative, no further amendment shall be in order ex11 cept—

12 (1) one proper amendment, which shall be de13 batable for 10 minutes equally divided and con14 trolled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not 

15 be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject 

16 to a demand for division of the question in the 

17 House or in the Committee of the Whole; and 

18 (2) pro forma amendments, if offered by the 

19 chairman or ranking minority member of the Com20 mittee on Appropriations or their designees, for the 

21 purpose of debate. 
House Calendar No. 32

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 248

[Report No. 109–63] 

RESOLUTION

Waiving points of order against the conference rethrough 2010, and for other purposes. propriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 levels for fiscal year 2005, and setting forth ap- cal year 2006, revising appropriate budgetary budget for the United States Government for fis- Con. Res. 95) establishing the congressional port to accompany the concurrent resolution (H. 

APRIL 28, 2005

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed