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House Calendar No. 23 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 229 

[Report No. 110–36] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 720) to amend the Federal 

Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water 

pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 8, 2007 

Ms. CASTOR, 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. 720) to amend 

the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize 

appropriations for State water pollution control revolving 

funds, 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 

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. 720) to amend the Federal Water 

6 Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for 


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1 State water pollution control revolving funds, and for 

2 other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis3 pensed with. All points of order against consideration of 

4 the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 

5 10 of rule XXI. General debate shall be confined to the 

6 bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and con7 trolled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 

8 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

9 After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

10 amendment under the five-minute rule. The amendment 

11 in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Com12 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed 

13 in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A 

14 of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 

15 this resolution, shall be considered as adopted in the 

16 House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as 

17 amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the 

18 purpose of further amendment under the five-minute rule 

19 and shall be considered as read. All points of order against 

20 provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. Notwith21 standing clause 11 of rule XVIII, no further amendment 

22 to the bill, as amended, shall be in order except those 

23 printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules. 

24 Each further amendment may be offered only in the order 

25 printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 


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1 designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall 

2 be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 

3 divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 

4 shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be sub5 ject to a demand for division of the question in the House 

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

7 against such further amendments are waived except those 

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

9 of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee 

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

11 with such further amendments as may have been adopted. 

12 The previous question shall be considered as ordered on 

13 the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 

14 intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 

15 or without instructions. 


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House Calendar No. 23 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 229 

[Report No. 110

–36] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 720) 

purposes. pollution control revolving funds, and for other Act to authorize appropriations for State water to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control 

MARCH 8, 2007 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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