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House Calendar No. 236 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1276 

[Report No. 110–717] 

Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5876) to require certain 

standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect 

in residential programs, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 17, 2008 

Mr. CARDOZA, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5876) to 

require certain standards and enforcement provisions to 

prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs, 

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. 5876) to require certain standards 

6 and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neVerDate Aug 31 2005 22:58 Jun 17, 2008 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR1276.RH HR1276

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1 glect in residential programs, and for other purposes. The 

2 first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points 

3 of order against consideration of the bill are waived except 

4 those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General 

5 debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 

6 one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman 

7 and ranking minority member of the Committee on Edu8 cation and Labor. After general debate the bill shall be 

9 considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It 

10 shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the 

11 purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the 

12 amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 

13 the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in 

14 the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a sub15 stitute shall be considered as read. All points of order 

16 against the committee amendment in the nature of a sub17 stitute are waived except those arising under clause 10 

18 of rule XXI. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no 

19 amendment to the committee amendment in the nature 

20 of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in 

21 the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 

22 resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only in 

23 the order printed in the report, may be offered only by 

24 a Member designated in the report, shall be considered 

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


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1 report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 

2 an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 

3 not be subject to a demand for division of the question 

4 in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points 

5 of order against such amendments are waived except those 

6 arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. At the conclusion 

7 of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee 

8 shall rise and report the bill to the House with such 

9 amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 

10 demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment 

11 adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to 

12 the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 

13 The previous question shall be considered as ordered on 

14 the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 

15 intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 

16 or without instructions. 

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

18 5876 pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the op19 eration of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 

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

21 designated by the Speaker. 


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House Calendar No. 236 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1276 

[Report No. 110

–717] 

RESOLUTION 

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

poses. glect in residential programs, and for other purment provisions to prevent child abuse and ne5876) to require certain standards and enforceJUNE 17, 2008 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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