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House Calendar No. 59 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 346 

[Report No. 109–160] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2864) to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the 

Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements 

to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 29, 2005 

Mrs. CAPITO, 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. 2864) to provide 

for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army 

to construct various projects for improvements to rivers 

and harbors of the United States, 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 consider-
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1 ation of the bill (H.R. 2864) to provide for the conserva2 tion and development of water and related resources, to 

3 authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various 

4 projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the 

5 United States, and for other purposes. The first reading 

6 of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 

7 against consideration of the bill are waived. General de8 bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 

9 hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 

10 ranking minority member of the Committee on Transpor11 tation and Infrastructure. After general debate the bill 

12 shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 

13 rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill 

14 for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule 

15 the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended 

16 by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

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

18 nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All 

19 points of order against the committee amendment in the 

20 nature of a substitute are waived. Notwithstanding clause 

21 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the committee amend22 ment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except 

23 those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules ac24 companying this resolution. Each such amendment may 

25 be offered only in the order printed in the report, may 
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1 be offered only by a Member designated in the report, 

2 shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 

3 specified in the report equally divided and controlled by 

4 the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 

5 amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi6 sion of the question in the House or in the Committee 

7 of the Whole. All points of order against such amendments 

8 are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 

9 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 

10 bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 

11 adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the 

12 House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 

13 the Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in 

14 the nature of a substitute. The previous question shall be 

15 considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto 

16 to final passage without intervening motion except one 

17 motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
House Calendar No. 59 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 346 

[Report No. 109–160] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2864) 

of the United States, and for other purposes. projects for improvements to rivers and harbors Secretary of the Army to construct various of water and related resources, to authorize the to provide for the conservation and development 

JUNE 29, 2005 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed