H. Res. 811

In the House of Representatives, U.S., 

May 11, 2006.

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 further consideration of the bill (H.R. 5122) to authorize appropriations for 

fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the Department of 

Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal 

year 2007, and for other purposes. 

SEC. 2. (a) Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no 

further 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. 

(b) Each amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules shall be considered only in the order printed 

in the report (except as specified in section 4 of this resolution), may be offered only by a Member designated in the re-
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port, 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 (except that the chairman and ranking minority 

member of the Committee on Armed Services each may offer 

one pro forma amendment for the purpose of further debate 

on any pending amendment), and shall not be subject to a 

demand for division of the question in the House or in the 

Committee of the Whole. 

(c) 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. 

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

of the Committee on Armed Services or his designee to offer 

amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in the 

report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 

chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 

Armed Services 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. The original proponent of an amendment included in 

such amendments en bloc may insert a statement in the Con-
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gressional Record immediately before the disposition of the 

amendments en bloc. 

SEC. 4. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole 

may recognize for consideration of any amendment printed in 

the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution out of the order printed, but not sooner than 30 minutes after the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services 

or a designee announces from the floor a request to that effect. 

SEC. 5. 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.