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House Calendar No. 168 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 783 

[Report No. 109–441] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4975) to provide greater 

transparency with respect to lobbying activities, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 27 (legislative day, APRIL 26), 2006 

Mr. DREIER, 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. 4975) to provide 

greater transparency with respect to lobbying activities, 

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. 4975) to provide greater trans6 parency with respect to lobbying activities, and for other 

7 purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 


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1 with. All points of order against consideration of the bill 

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

3 and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and con4 trolled by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader 

5 or their designees. After general debate the bill shall be 

6 considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In 

7 lieu of the amendments recommended by the Committees 

8 on the Judiciary, Rules, and Government Reform now 

9 printed in the bill, the amendment in the nature of a sub10 stitute consisting of the text of the Rules Committee Print 

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

12 in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accom13 panying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted in 

14 the House and the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as 

15 amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the 

16 purpose of further amendment and shall be considered as 

17 read. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no further 

18 amendment to the bill, as amended, shall be in order ex19 cept those printed in part B of the report of the Com20 mittee on Rules. Each further amendment may be offered 

21 only in the order printed in the report, may be offered 

22 only by a Member designated in the report, shall be con23 sidered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified 

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1 ment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 

2 of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 

3 Whole. All points of order against such further amend4 ments are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of 

5 the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and re6 port the bill, as amended, to the House with such further 

7 amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 

8 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

9 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

10 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in11 structions. 

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

13 shall— 

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

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

16 (2) conform the title of H.R. 4975 to reflect the 

17 addition of the text of H.R. 513 to the engrossment; 

18 (3) assign appropriate designations to provi19 sions within the engrossment; and 

20 (4) conform provisions for short titles within 

21 the engrossment. 

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

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

24 consider the Senate bill in the House. All points of order 

25 against consideration of the Senate bill are waived. It shall 


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1 be in order to move to strike all after the enacting clause 

2 of the Senate bill and to insert in lieu thereof the provi3 sions of H.R. 4975 (as engrossed pursuant to section 2 

4 of this resolution). All points of order against that motion 

5 are waived. If the motion is adopted and the Senate bill, 

6 as amended, is passed, then it shall be in order to move 

7 that the House insist on its amendment to the Senate bill 

8 and request a conference with the Senate thereon. 


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House Calendar No. 168 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 783 

[Report No. 109

–441] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4975) 

lobbying activities, and for other purposes. to provide greater transparency with respect to 

APRIL 27 (legislative day, APRIL 26), 2006 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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