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House Calendar No. 255 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1384 

[Report No. 110–800] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6599) making appropriations 

for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 

agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 29, 2008 

Ms. CASTOR, 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. 6599) making 

appropriations for military construction, the Department 

of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal 

year ending September 30, 2009, 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. 6599) making appropriations for 


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1 military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 

2 and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 

3 30, 2009, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 

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

5 consideration of the bill are waived except those arising 

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

7 be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal8 ly divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi9 nority member of the Committee on Appropriations. After 

10 general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 

11 under the five-minute rule. Points of order against provi12 sions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule 

13 XXI are waived. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, 

14 no amendment to the bill shall be in order except those 

15 printed in the portion of the Congressional Record des16 ignated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII in a 

17 daily issue dated July 30, 2008, or earlier and except pro 

18 forma amendments for the purpose of debate. Each 

19 amendment so printed may be offered only by the Member 

20 who caused it to be printed or his designee and shall be 

21 considered as read. When the committee rises and reports 

22 the bill back to the House with a recommendation that 

23 the bill do pass, the previous question shall be considered 

24 as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final 


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1 passage without intervening motion except one motion to 

2 recommit with or without instructions. 

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

4 6599 pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the op5 eration of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 

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

7 designated by the Speaker. 


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House Calendar No. 255 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1384 

[Report No. 110

–800] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6599) 

2009, and for other purposes. agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related making appropriations for military construction, 

JULY 29, 2008 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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