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House Calendar No. 171 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 789 

[Report No. 109–450] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4954) to improve maritime 

and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 2, 2006 

Mr. SESSIONS, 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. 4954) to improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, 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. 4954) to improve maritime and 

6 cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for 

7 other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be disVerDate Aug 31 2005 02:26 May 03, 2006 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR789.RH HR789

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1 pensed with. All points of order against consideration of 

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

3 the bill and shall not exceed one hour, with 40 minutes 

4 equally divided and controlled by the chairman and rank5 ing minority member of the Committee on Homeland Se6 curity and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by 

7 the chairman and ranking minority member of the Com8 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure. After gen9 eral debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 

10 under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider 

11 as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under 

12 the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a sub13 stitute recommended by the Committee on Homeland Se14 curity now printed in the bill. The committee amendment 

15 in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. 

16 All points of order against the committee amendment in 

17 the nature of a substitute are waived. Notwithstanding 

18 clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the committee 

19 amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order 

20 except those printed in the report of the Committee on 

21 Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such amend22 ment may be offered only in the order printed in the re23 port, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 

24 report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 

25 the time specified in the report equally divided and conVerDate Aug 31 2005 02:26 May 03, 2006 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR789.RH HR789

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1 trolled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be 

2 subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a de3 mand for division of the question in the House or in the 

4 Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such 

5 amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consider6 ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise 

7 and report the bill to the House with such amendments 

8 as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a 

9 separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 

10 in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the com11 mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The pre12 vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 

13 and amendments thereto to final passage without inter14 vening motion except one motion to recommit with or 

15 without instructions. 


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House Calendar No. 171 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 789 

[Report No. 109

–450] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4954) 

poses. enhanced layered defenses, and for other purto improve maritime and cargo security through 

MAY 2, 2006 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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