H. Res. 154

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

March 16, 2005.

Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule

XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the

Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of

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. The first reading of the

concurrent resolution shall be dispensed with. All points of

order against consideration of the concurrent resolution are

waived. General debate shall not exceed five hours, with four

hours of general debate confined to the congressional budget

equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking

minority member of the Committee on the Budget and one

hour of general debate on the subject of economic goals and

policies equally divided and controlled by Representative

Saxton of New Jersey and Representative Maloney of New
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York or their designees. After general debate the concurrent

resolution shall be considered for amendment under the fiveminute rule. The concurrent resolution shall be considered as

read. No amendment shall be in order except those printed

in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this

resolution. Each amendment may be offered only in the order

printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided

and controlled by an opponent and a proponent, shall not be

subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand

for division of the question in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such amendments are waived except that the adoption of an amendment

in the nature of a substitute shall constitute the conclusion

of consideration of the concurrent resolution for amendment.

After the conclusion of consideration of the concurrent resolution for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the

concurrent resolution to the House with such amendments as

may have been adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the concurrent resolution and amendments thereto to final adoption without intervening motion

except amendments offered by the chairman of the Committee on the Budget pursuant to section 305(a)(5) of the

Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to achieve mathematical
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consistency. The concurrent resolution shall not be subject to

a demand for division of the question of its adoption.

SEC. 2. After adoption of House Concurrent Resolution

95, it shall be in order to take from the Speaker’s table Senate Concurrent Resolution 18 and to consider the Senate concurrent resolution in the House. All points of order against

the Senate concurrent resolution and against its consideration are waived. It shall be in order to move to strike all

after the resolving clause of the Senate concurrent resolution

and to insert in lieu thereof the provisions of House Concurrent Resolution 95 as adopted by the House. All points of

order against that motion are waived.

Attest:

Clerk.