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House Calendar No. 243 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1054 

[Report No. 109–701] 

Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the 

bill (H.R. 5441) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland 

Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other 

purposes and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3930) to authorize 

trial by military commission for violations of the law of war, and for 

other purposes and consideration of the bill (H.R. 4772) to simplify 

and expedite access to the Federal courts for injured parties whose 

rights and privileges under the United States Constitution have been 

deprived by final actions of Federal agencies or other government officials 

or entities acting under color of State law, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2006 

Mr. SESSIONS, 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 bill (H.R. 5441) making appropriations 

for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal 

year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes 

and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3930) 

to authorize trial by military commission for violations 

of the law of war, and for other purposes and considermmaher on PROD1PC77 with BILLS

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ation of the bill (H.R. 4772) to simplify and expedite 

access to the Federal courts for injured parties whose 

rights and privileges under the United States Constitution have been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies or other government officials or entities acting under 

color of State law, and for other purposes. 

1 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it 

2 shall be in order to consider the conference report to ac3 company the bill (H.R. 5441) making appropriations for 

4 the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year 

5 ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. All 

6 points of order against the conference report and against 

7 its consideration are waived. The conference report shall 

8 be considered as read. 

9 SEC. 2. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall 

10 be in order without intervention of any point of order to 

11 consider in the House the bill (S. 3930) to authorize trial 

12 by military commission for violations of the law of war, 

13 and for other purposes. The bill shall be considered as 

14 read. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 

15 on the bill to final passage without intervening motion ex16 cept: (1) one hour of debate, with 40 minutes equally di17 vided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minor18 ity member of the Committee on Armed Services and 20 

19 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman 

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1 and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 

2 Judiciary; and (2) one motion to commit. 

3 SEC. 3. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall 

4 be in order without intervention of any point of order to 

5 consider in the House the bill (H.R. 4772) to simplify and 

6 expedite access to the Federal courts for injured parties 

7 whose rights and privileges under the United States Con8 stitution have been deprived by final actions of Federal 

9 agencies or other government officials or entities acting 

10 under color of State law, and for other purposes. The 

11 amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 

12 the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill 

13 shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall 

14 be considered as read. The previous question shall be con15 sidered as ordered on the bill, as amended, to final passage 

16 without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate 

17 equally divided and controlled by the chairman and rank18 ing minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary; 

19 and (2) one motion to recommit with or without instruc20 tions. 

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House Calendar No. 243 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1054 

[Report No. 109

–701] 

RESOLUTION 

Waiving points of order against the conference reState law, and for other purposes. ment officials or entities acting under color of final actions of Federal agencies or other govern- United States Constitution have been deprived by parties whose rights and privileges under the pedite access to the Federal courts for injured ation of the bill (H.R. 4772) to simplify and ex- law of war, and for other purposes and consider- trial by military commission for violations of the consideration of the bill (S. 3930) to authorize 2007, and for other purposes and providing for Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, appropriations for the Department of Homeland port to accompany the bill (H.R. 5441) making 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2006 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 

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