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House Calendar No. 92 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 455 

[Report No. 109–229] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2123) to reauthorize the Head 

Start Act to improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2005 

Mr. BISHOP of Utah, 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. 2123) to reauthorize the Head Start Act to improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children, 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. 2123) to reauthorize the Head Start 

6 Act to improve the school readiness of disadvantaged chil-
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1 dren, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 

2 shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consid3 eration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con4 fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di5 vided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minor6 ity member of the Committee on Education and the Work7 force. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

8 amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order 

9 to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amend10 ment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the na11 ture of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 

12 Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill. The 

13 committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 

14 be considered as read. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule 

15 XVIII, no amendment to the committee amendment in the 

16 nature of a substitute shall be in order except those print17 ed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 

18 this resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only 

19 in the order printed in the report, may be offered only 

20 by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered 

21 as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 

22 report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 

23 an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 

24 not be subject to a demand for division of the question 

25 in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points 
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1 of order against such amendments are waived. At the con2 clusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 

3 Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 

4 such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member 

5 may demand a separate vote in the House on any amend6 ment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill 

7 or to the committee amendment in the nature of a sub8 stitute. The previous question shall be considered as or9 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

10 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

11 with or without instructions. 
House Calendar No. 92 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 455 

[Report No. 109–229] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2123) 

for other purposes. school readiness of disadvantaged children, and to reauthorize the Head Start Act to improve the 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2005 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed