H. Res. 242

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

March 15, 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. 1362) to reform acquisition practices of the 

Federal Government. 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 minority member of the Committee on Armed Services. After general debate the bill shall 

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

lieu of the amendments recommended by the Committee on 

Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on 
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Armed Services now printed in the bill, it shall be in order 

to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 

under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of 

a substitute printed in part A of the report of the Committee 

on Rules accompanying this resolution. That amendment in 

the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All 

points of order against that amendment in the nature of a 

substitute are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 

10 of rule XXI. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no 

amendment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute 

shall be in order except those printed in part B of the report 

of the Committee on Rules. Each such 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 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 to the House with such amendments as 

may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate 

vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the Com-
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mittee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the 

nature of a substitute made in order as original text. 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. 1362 

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.