H. Res. 319 

In the House of Representatives, U.S., 

June 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 bill (H.R. 2745) to reform the United Nations, and for 

other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of the 

bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill 

and shall not exceed 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on International Relations. After general debate 

the bill shall be considered for amendment under the fiveminute rule. 

SEC. 2. (a) It shall be in order to consider as an original 

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

the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 

the Committee on International Relations now printed in the 

bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute 
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shall be considered as read. All points of order against the 

committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are 

waived. 

(b) Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in the report of 

the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution and 

amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution. 

(c) Each amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules shall be considered 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 the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for 

division of the question in the House or in the Committee of 

the Whole. 

(d) All points of order against amendments printed in 

the report of the Committee on Rules or amendments en bloc 

described in section 3 of this resolution are waived. 

(e)(1) Consideration of amendments printed in subpart 

A of part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules shall 

begin with an additional period of general debate, which shall 

be confined to the subject of accountability of the United Nations and shall not exceed 20 minutes equally divided and 
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controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 

the Committee on International Relations. 

(2) Consideration of amendments printed in subpart B 

of part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules shall begin 

with an additional period of general debate, which shall be 

confined to the subject of United Nations peacekeeping operations and shall not exceed 10 minutes equally divided and 

controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 

the Committee on International Relations. 

(3) Consideration of amendments printed in subpart C 

of part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules shall begin 

with an additional period of general debate, which shall be 

confined to the subject of the International Atomic Energy 

Agency and shall not exceed 10 minutes equally divided and 

controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 

the Committee on International Relations. 

(4) Consideration of amendments printed in subpart D 

of part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules shall begin 

with an additional period of general debate, which shall be 

confined to the subject of human rights and shall not exceed 

20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman 

and ranking minority member of the Committee on International Relations. 

(5) Consideration of amendments printed in subpart E 

of part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules shall begin 
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with an additional period of general debate, which shall be 

confined to the subject of the Oil-for-Food Program and shall 

not exceed 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 

chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 

International Relations. 

SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chairman 

of the Committee on International Relations or his designee 

to offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules not earlier disposed of or germane modifications of any such amendment. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section 

shall be considered as read (except that modifications shall be 

reported), shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided 

and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member 

of the Committee on International Relations or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 

subject to a demand for division of the question in the House 

or in the Committee of the Whole. For the purpose of inclusion in such amendments en bloc, an amendment printed in 

the form of a motion to strike may be modified to the form 

of a germane perfecting amendment to the text originally 

proposed to be stricken. The original proponent of an amendment included in such amendments en bloc may insert a 

statement in the Congressional Record immediately before 

the disposition of the amendments en bloc. 
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SEC. 4. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 

amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to 

the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. 

Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on 

any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to 

the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a 

substitute. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

with or without instructions. 

Attest: 

Clerk.