H. Res. 365

In the House of Representatives, U.S., 

July 19, 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. 2601) to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, 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 one hour 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 five-minute 

rule. 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 

modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report 
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of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 

That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order against that amendment 

in the nature of a substitute are waived. Notwithstanding 

clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to that amendment 

in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those 

printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules. 

Each such 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 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. All points of order against such 

amendments are waived. 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 amendment in the nature of 

a substitute made in order as original text. The previous 

question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

amendments thereto to final passage without intervening mo-
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tion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

SEC. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this resolution—

(1) the amendments by Representative Dreier of 

California, Representative Crowley of New York, Representative King of Iowa, and Representative Rohrabacher of California at the desk at the time of adoption 

of this resolution and numbered 3A, 18A, 21A, and 37A, 

shall be in order in lieu of the amendments in part B 

of House Report No. 109–175 and numbered 3, 18, 21, 

and 37, respectively; and 

(2) the amendment numbered 2 in part B of House 

Report No. 109–175 shall be debatable for 20 minutes. 

Attest:

Clerk.