H. Res. 783

In the House of Representatives, U.S., 

April 27, 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 consideration of 

the bill (H.R. 4975) to provide greater transparency with respect to lobbying activities, 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 Majority Leader and the 

Minority Leader or their designees. After general debate the 

bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 

rule. In lieu of the amendments recommended by the Committees on the Judiciary, Rules, and Government Reform now 

printed in the bill, the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of the Rules Committee Print 

dated April 21, 2006, modified by the amendment printed in 

part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
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panying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted in the 

House and the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of 

further amendment and shall be considered as read. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no further amendment to 

the bill, as amended, shall be in order except those printed 

in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules. Each further 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 further amendments 

are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 

amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill, as 

amended, to the House with such further amendments as 

may have been adopted. 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. 

SEC. 2. In the engrossment of H.R. 4975, the Clerk 

shall—
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(1) add the text of H.R. 513, as passed by the 

House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 4975; 

(2) conform the title of H.R. 4975 to reflect the addition of the text of H.R. 513 to the engrossment; 

(3) assign appropriate designations to provisions 

within the engrossment; and 

(4) conform provisions for short titles within the engrossment. 

SEC. 3. After passage of H.R. 4975, it shall be in order 

to take from the Speaker’s table S. 2349 and to consider the 

Senate bill in the House. All points of order against consideration of the Senate bill are waived. It shall be in order to 

move to strike all after the enacting clause of the Senate bill 

and to insert in lieu thereof the provisions of H.R. 4975 (as 

engrossed pursuant to section 2 of this resolution). All points 

of order against that motion are waived. If the motion is 

adopted and the Senate bill, as amended, is passed, then it 

shall be in order to move that the House insist on its amendment to the Senate bill and request a conference with the 

Senate thereon.

Attest: 

Clerk.