H. Res. 817

In the House of Representatives, U.S., 

May 17, 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 concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 376) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007 and setting forth appropriate 

budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 through 2011. The 

amendments printed in part A of the report of the Committee 

on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as 

adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. 

The concurrent resolution, as amended, shall be considered as 

read. No further amendment shall be in order except those 

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

Each 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 

40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent 
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and an opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment. All 

points of order against the amendments printed in the report 

are waived except that the adoption of an amendment in the 

nature of a substitute shall constitute the conclusion of consideration of the concurrent resolution for amendment. After 

the conclusion of consideration of the concurrent resolution 

for amendment and a final period of general debate, which 

shall not exceed 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by 

the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 

on the Budget, the Committee shall rise and report the concurrent resolution, as amended, to the House with such further amendment as may have been adopted. The previous 

question shall be considered as ordered on the concurrent resolution and amendments thereto to final adoption without intervening motion except amendments offered by the chairman 

of the Committee on the Budget pursuant to section 

305(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to achieve 

mathematical consistency. The concurrent resolution shall not 

be subject to a demand for division of the question of its 

adoption. 

SEC. 2. After adoption of House Concurrent Resolution 

376, it shall be in order to take from the Speaker’s table Senate Concurrent Resolution 83 and to consider the Senate concurrent resolution in the House. All points of order against 

consideration of the Senate concurrent resolution are waived. 
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It shall be in order to move to strike all after the resolving 

clause of the Senate concurrent resolution and to insert in 

lieu thereof the provisions of House Concurrent Resolution 

376 as adopted by the House. All points of order against that 

motion are waived. If the motion is adopted and the Senate 

concurrent resolution, as amended, is adopted, then it shall 

be in order to move that the House insist on its amendment 

to the Senate concurrent resolution and request a conference 

with the Senate thereon.

Attest: 

Clerk.