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House Calendar No. 196

107TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 489

[Report No. 107–586]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5121) making appropriations

for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30,

2003, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 17, 2002

Mr. DIAZ-BALART, 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. 5121) making

appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal

year ending September 30, 2003, 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. 5121) making appropriations for

6 the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending Sep-
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1 tember 30, 2003, and for other purposes. The first reading

2 of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall

3 be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal4 ly divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi5 nority member of the Committee on Appropriations. After

6 general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment

7 under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered

8 as read through page 61, line 16. Points of order against

9 provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2

10 of rule XXI are waived except as follows: beginning with

11 ‘‘Provided’’ on page 11, line 4, through line 9; page 16,

12 line 21, through page 21, line 17. Where points of order

13 are waived against part of a paragraph, points of order

14 against a provision in another part of such paragraph may

15 be made only against such provision and not against the

16 entire paragraph. No amendment to the bill shall be in

17 order except the amendment printed in the report of the

18 Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution and ex19 cept pro forma amendments offered by the chairman or

20 ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropria21 tions or their designees for the purpose of debate. The

22 amendment printed in the report may be offered only by

23 a Member designated in the report, shall be considered

24 as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the

25 report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and
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1 an opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment. At

2 the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment

3 the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House

4 with such amendment as may have been adopted. The pre5 vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill

6 and the amendment thereto to final passage without inter7 vening motion except one motion to recommit with or

8 without instructions.
House Calendar No. 196

107TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 489

[Report No. 107–586]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5121)

making appropriations for the Legislative Branchfor the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003,and for other purposes.

JULY 17, 2002

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed