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House Calendar No. 225

107TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 574

[Report No. 107–724] 

Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 114) to authorize 

the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 7, 2002

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 joint resolution (H.J. Res. 

114) to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces 

against Iraq.

1 Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution 

2 it shall be in order without intervention of any point of 

3 order to consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J. 

4 Res. 114) to authorize the use of United States Armed 

5 Forces against Iraq. The joint resolution shall be consid6 ered as read for amendment. The amendment to the pre7 amble and the amendment to the text recommended by 
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1 the Committee on International Relations and now printed 

2 in the joint resolution shall be considered as adopted. The 

3 previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 

4 joint resolution, as amended, and on any further amend5 ments thereto to final passage without intervening motion 

6 except: (1) 17 hours of debate on the joint resolution, as 

7 amended, equally divided and controlled by the chairman 

8 and ranking minority member of the Committee on Inter9 national Relations, which may be extended pursuant to 

10 section 2; (2) the further amendments printed in the re11 port of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolu12 tion, which may be offered only in the order printed in 

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

14 in the report, shall be in order without intervention of any 

15 point of order or demand for division of the question, shall 

16 be considered as read, and shall be separately debatable 

17 for the time specified in the report equally divided and 

18 controlled by the proponent and an opponent; (3) after 

19 the conclusion of consideration of the amendments printed 

20 in the report of the Committee on Rules, a final period 

21 of debate on the joint resolution, as amended, which shall 

22 not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 

23 chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 

24 on International Relations; and (4) one motion to recom25 mit with or without instructions. 
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1 SEC. 2. It shall be in order for the Majority Leader 

2 or his designee, after consultation with the Minority Lead3 er, to move to extend debate on the joint resolution, as 

4 amended. Such motion shall not be subject to debate or 

5 amendment. 

6 SEC. 3. During consideration of House Joint Resolu7 tion 114 pursuant to the first section of this resolution, 

8 notwithstanding the operation of the previous question, 

9 the Chair may postpone further consideration of the joint 

10 resolution to a time designated by the Speaker either on 

11 the same legislative day or on the next legislative day. 
House Calendar No. 225

107TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 574

[Report No. 107–724] 

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the joint resolution 

(H.J. Res. 114) to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq. 

OCTOBER 7, 2002

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed