H. Res. 239

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

March 14, 2007.

Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 

XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 

Whole House on the state of the Union 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. The first 

reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 

against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General debate shall 

be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour and 20 

minutes, with one hour equally divided and controlled by the 

chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 

Oversight and Government Reform and 20 minutes equally 

divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking member 
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of the Committee on Homeland Security. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 

five-minute rule. An amendment in the nature of a substitute 

consisting of the text of the bill, modified by the amendments 

recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform now printed in the bill, shall be considered as 

adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. 

The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill 

for the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute 

rule and shall be considered as read. Notwithstanding clause 

11 of rule XVIII, no further amendment to the bill, as 

amended, shall be in order except those printed in the report 

of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 

Each further amendment may be offered only in the order 

printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided 

and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not 

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

Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such further amendments are waived except those arising under 

clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. At the conclusion of consideration 

of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 

the bill, as amended, to the House with such further amend-
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ments as may have been adopted. The previous question shall 

be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto 

to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

SEC. 2. During consideration in the House of H.R. 985 

pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the operation of 

the previous question, the Chair may postpone further consideration of the bill to a time designated by the Speaker. 

Attest:

Clerk.