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House Calendar No. 39 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 283 

[Report No. 109–84] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1817) to authorize appropriations 

for fiscal year 2006 for the Department of Homeland Security, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 17, 2005 

Mr. SESSIONS, 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. 1817) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for the Department of Homeland Security, 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. 1817) to authorize appropriations 

6 for fiscal year 2006 for the Department of Homeland Se7 curity, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 
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1 bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 

2 consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall 

3 be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal4 ly divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi5 nority member of the Committee on Homeland Security. 

6 After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

7 amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the 

8 amendments recommended by the Committees on Home9 land Security, Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary 

10 now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider 

11 as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under 

12 the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a sub13 stitute printed in part A of the report of the Committee 

14 on Rules accompanying this resolution. That amendment 

15 in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. 

16 All points of order against that amendment in the nature 

17 of a substitute are waived. Notwithstanding clause 11 of 

18 rule XVIII, no amendment to that amendment in the na19 ture of a substitute shall be in order except those printed 

20 in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules. Each 

21 amendment may be offered only in the order printed in 

22 the report, may be offered only by a Member designated 

23 in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debat24 able for the time specified in the report equally divided 

25 and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall 
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1 not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to 

2 a demand for division of the question in the House or in 

3 the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against 

4 such amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consid5 eration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise 

6 and report the bill to the House with such amendments 

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

8 separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 

9 in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amend10 ment in the nature of a substitute made in order as origi11 nal text. The previous question shall be considered as or12 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

13 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

14 with or without instructions. 
House Calendar No. 39 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 283 

[Report No. 109–84] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1817) 

for other purposes. for the Department of Homeland Security, and to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 

MAY 17, 2005 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed