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House Calendar No. 41 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 319 

[Report No. 110–100] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1495) to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the 

Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements 

to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 18, 2007 

Ms. MATSUI, 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. 1495) to provide 

for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army 

to construct various projects for improvements to rivers 

and harbors of 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 

3 rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 

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1 ation of the bill (H.R. 1495) to provide for the conserva2 tion and development of water and related resources, to 

3 authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various 

4 projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the 

5 United States, and for other purposes. The first reading 

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

7 against consideration of the bill are waived except those 

8 arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General debate 

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

10 equally divided and controlled by the chairman and rank11 ing minority member of the Committee on Transportation 

12 and Infrastructure. After general debate the bill shall be 

13 considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It 

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

15 purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the 

16 amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 

17 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now 

18 printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the na19 ture of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points 

20 of order against the committee amendment in the nature 

21 of a substitute are waived except those arising under 

22 clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. Notwithstanding clause 11 

23 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the committee amend24 ment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except 

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1 companying this resolution. Each such amendment may 

2 be offered only in the order printed in the report, may 

3 be offered only by a Member designated in the report, 

4 shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 

5 specified in the report equally divided and controlled by 

6 the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 

7 amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi8 sion of the question in the House or in the Committee 

9 of the Whole. All points of order against such amendments 

10 are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of 

11 rule XXI. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 

12 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 

13 bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 

14 adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the 

15 House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 

16 the Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in 

17 the nature of a substitute. The previous question shall be 

18 considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto 

19 to final passage without intervening motion except one 

20 motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

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

22 1495 pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the op23 eration of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 

24 further consideration of the bill to such time as may be 

25 designated by the Speaker. 


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House Calendar No. 41 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 319 

[Report No. 110

–100] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1495) 

of the United States, and for other purposes. projects for improvements to rivers and harbors Secretary of the Army to construct various of water and related resources, to authorize the to provide for the conservation and development 

APRIL 18, 2007 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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