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House Calendar No. 25 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 239 

[Report No. 110–48] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 985) to amend title 5, United 

States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected 

from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, 

forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 13, 2007 

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, 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. 985) to amend 

title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures 

of information are protected from prohibited personnel 

practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain 

disclosure protections, 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. 985) to amend title 5, United States 

4 Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are pro5 tected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a 

6 statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agree7 ments to the effect that such policies, forms, and agree8 ments are consistent with certain disclosure protections, 

9 and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall 

10 be dispensed with. All points of order against consider11 ation of the bill are waived except those arising under 

12 clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General debate shall be con13 fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour and 20 

14 minutes, with one hour equally divided and controlled by 

15 the chairman and ranking minority member of the Com16 mittee on Oversight and Government Reform and 20 min17 utes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 

18 ranking member of the Committee on Homeland Security. 

19 After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

20 amendment under the five-minute rule. An amendment in 

21 the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of the bill, 

22 modified by the amendments recommended by the Com23 mittee on Oversight and Government Reform now printed 

24 in the bill, shall be considered as adopted in the House 

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

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

2 further amendment under the five-minute rule and shall 

3 be considered as read. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule 

4 XVIII, no further amendment to the bill, as amended, 

5 shall be in order except those printed in the report of the 

6 Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each 

7 further amendment may be offered only in the order print8 ed in the report, may be offered only by a Member des9 ignated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall 

10 be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 

11 divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 

12 shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be sub13 ject to a demand for division of the question in the House 

14 or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order 

15 against such further amendments are waived except those 

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

17 of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee 

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

19 with such further amendments as may have been adopted. 

20 The previous question shall be considered as ordered on 

21 the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 

22 intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 

23 or without instructions. 

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

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1 ation of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 

2 further consideration of the bill to a time designated by 

3 the Speaker. 

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House Calendar No. 25 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 239 

[Report No. 110

–48] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 985) 

poses. tain disclosure protections, and for other purforms, and agreements are consistent with ceragreements to the effect that such policies, statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and from prohibited personnel practices; to require a which disclosures of information are protected to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify 

MARCH 13, 2007 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 

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