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House Calendar No. 249 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1344 

[Report No. 110–760] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3999) to amend title 23, United 

States Code, to improve the safety of Federal-aid highway bridges, to 

strengthen bridge inspection standards and processes, to increase investment in the reconstruction of structurally deficient bridges on the National Highway System, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 15, 2008 

Mr. ARCURI, 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. 3999) to amend 

title 23, United States Code, to improve the safety of 

Federal-aid highway bridges, to strengthen bridge inspection standards and processes, to increase investment in 

the reconstruction of structurally deficient bridges on 

the National Highway System, 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 


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1 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider2 ation of the bill (H.R. 3999) to amend title 23, United 

3 States Code, to improve the safety of Federal-aid highway 

4 bridges, to strengthen bridge inspection standards and 

5 processes, to increase investment in the reconstruction of 

6 structurally deficient bridges on the National Highway 

7 System, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 

8 bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 

9 consideration of the bill are waived except those arising 

10 under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General debate shall 

11 be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal12 ly divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi13 nority member of the Committee on Transportation and 

14 Infrastructure. After general debate the bill shall be con15 sidered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall 

16 be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose 

17 of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment 

18 in the nature of a substitute printed in part A of the re19 port of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolu20 tion. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 

21 be considered as read. All points of order against that 

22 amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived except 

23 those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. Notwith24 standing clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to that 

25 amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order 


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1 except those printed in part B of the report of the Com2 mittee on Rules. Each such amendment may be offered 

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

4 only by a Member designated in the report, shall be con5 sidered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified 

6 in the report equally divided and controlled by the pro7 ponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amend8 ment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 

9 of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 

10 Whole. All points of order against such amendments are 

11 waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule 

12 XXI. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 

13 amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill 

14 to the House with such amendments as may have been 

15 adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the 

16 House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 

17 the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature 

18 of a substitute made in order as original text. The previous 

19 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

20 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

21 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in22 structions. 

23 SEC. 2. During consideration in the House of H.R. 

24 3999 pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the op25 eration of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 


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1 further consideration of the bill to such time as may be 

2 designated by the Speaker. 


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House Calendar No. 249 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1344 

[Report No. 110

–760] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3999) 

poses. National Highway System, and for other purstruction of structurally deficient bridges on the processes, to increase investment in the reconto strengthen bridge inspection standards and prove the safety of Federal-aid highway bridges, to amend title 23, United States Code, to imJULY 15, 2008 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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