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House Calendar No. 214 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 920 

[Report No. 109–577] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2389) to amend title 28, United 

States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over 

certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 18, 2006 

Mr. GINGREY, 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. 2389) to amend 

title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance. 

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. 2389) to amend title 28, United 

6 States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal 


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1 courts over certain cases and controversies involving the 

2 Pledge of Allegiance. The first reading of the bill shall be 

3 dispensed with. All points of order against consideration 

4 of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined 

5 to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided 

6 and controlled by the Majority Leader and Minority Lead7 er or their designees. After general debate the bill shall 

8 be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 

9 The bill shall be considered as read. Notwithstanding 

10 clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the bill shall 

11 be in order except those printed in the report of the Com12 mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such 

13 amendment may be offered only in the order printed in 

14 the report, may be offered only by a Member designated 

15 in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debat16 able for the time specified in the report equally divided 

17 and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall 

18 not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to 

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

20 the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against 

21 such amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consid22 eration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise 

23 and report the bill to the House with such amendments 

24 as may have been adopted. The previous question shall 

25 be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments 


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1 thereto to final passage without intervening motion except 

2 one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 


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House Calendar No. 214 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 920 

[Report No. 109

–577] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2389) 

Pledge of Allegiance. certain cases and controversies involving the spect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over to amend title 28, United States Code, with reJULY 18, 2006 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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