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House Calendar No. 17 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 195 

[Report No. 110–25] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) to ensure national security 

while promoting foreign investment and the creation and maintenance 

of jobs, to reform the process by which such investments are examined 

for any effect they may have on national security, to establish the 

Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 27, 2007 

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. 556) to ensure 

national security while promoting foreign investment and 

the creation and maintenance of jobs, to reform the 

process by which such investments are examined for any 

effect they may have on national security, to establish 

the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United 

States, 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 


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1 rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 

2 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider3 ation of the bill (H.R. 556) to ensure national security 

4 while promoting foreign investment and the creation and 

5 maintenance of jobs, to reform the process by which such 

6 investments are examined for any effect they may have 

7 on national security, to establish the Committee on For8 eign Investment in the United States, and for other pur9 poses. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. 

10 All points of order against consideration of the bill are 

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

12 XXI. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 

13 not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 

14 chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 

15 on Financial Services. After general debate the bill shall 

16 be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 

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

18 purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the 

19 amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 

20 the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the 

21 bill. Each section of the committee amendment in the na22 ture of a substitute shall be considered as read. Notwith23 standing clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the 

24 committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 

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1 gressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 

2 8 of rule XVIII and except pro forma amendments for 

3 the purpose of debate. Each amendment so printed may 

4 be offered only by the Member who caused it to be printed 

5 or his designee and shall be considered as read. At the 

6 conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 

7 Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 

8 such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member 

9 may demand a separate vote in the House on any amend10 ment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill 

11 or to the committee amendment in the nature of a sub12 stitute. The previous question shall be considered as or13 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

14 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

15 with or without instructions. 


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House Calendar No. 17 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 195 

[Report No. 110

–25] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) 

United States, and for other purposes. the Committee on Foreign Investment in the they may have on national security, to establish such investments are examined for any effect nance of jobs, to reform the process by which eign investment and the creation and mainteto ensure national security while promoting forFEBRUARY 27, 2007 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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