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House Calendar No. 264 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1434 

[Report No. 110–852] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6842) to require the District 

of Columbia to revise its laws regarding the use and possession of 

firearms as necessary to comply with the requirements of the decision 

of the Supreme Court in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller, 

in a manner that protects the security interests of the Federal government and the people who work in, reside in, or visit the District of 

Columbia and does not undermine the efforts of law enforcement, homeland security, and military officials to protect the Nation’s capital from 

crime and terrorism. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 

Mr. MCGOVERN, 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. 6842) to require 

the District of Columbia to revise its laws regarding 

the use and possession of firearms as necessary to comply with the requirements of the decision of the Supreme 

Court in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller, 

in a manner that protects the security interests of the 

Federal government and the people who work in, reside 

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mine the efforts of law enforcement, homeland security, 

and military officials to protect the Nation’s capital from 

crime and terrorism. 

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. 6842) to require the District of 

6 Columbia to revise its laws regarding the use and posses7 sion of firearms as necessary to comply with the require8 ments of the decision of the Supreme Court in the case 

9 of District of Columbia v. Heller, in a manner that pro10 tects the security interests of the Federal government and 

11 the people who work in, reside in, or visit the District of 

12 Columbia and does not undermine the efforts of law en13 forcement, homeland security, and military officials to pro14 tect the Nation’s capital from crime and terrorism. The 

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

16 of order against consideration of the bill are waived except 

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

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

19 one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman 

20 and ranking minority member of the Committee on Over21 sight and Government Reform. After general debate the 

22 bill shall be considered for amendment under the five23 minute rule. The amendment recommended by the ComVerDate Aug 31 2005 00:51 Sep 16, 2008 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR1434.RH HR1434

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1 mittee on Oversight and Government Reform now printed 

2 in the bill shall be considered as adopted in the House 

3 and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, 

4 shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of 

5 further amendment under the five-minute rule and shall 

6 be considered as read. All points of order against provi7 sions in the bill, as amended, are waived. Notwithstanding 

8 clause 11 of rule XVIII, no further amendment to the bill, 

9 as amended, shall be in order except the amendment in 

10 the nature of a substitute printed in the report of the 

11 Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. That 

12 amendment may be offered only by the Member des13 ignated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall 

14 be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 

15 divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 

16 and shall not be subject to amendment. All points of order 

17 against that amendment are waived except those arising 

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

19 consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee 

20 shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the House 

21 with such further amendment as may have been adopted. 

22 The previous question shall be considered as ordered on 

23 the bill and any amendment thereto to final passage with24 out intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

25 with or without instructions. 


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

2 6842 pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the op3 eration of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 

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

5 designated by the Speaker. 


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House Calendar No. 264 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1434 

[Report No. 110–852] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6842) 

tion’s capital from crime and terrorism. security, and military officials to protect the Nadermine the efforts of law enforcement, homeland or visit the District of Columbia and does not unernment and the people who work in, reside in, protects the security interests of the Federal govDistrict of Columbia v. Heller, in a manner that the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of as necessary to comply with the requirements of laws regarding the use and possession of firearms to require the District of Columbia to revise its 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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