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House Calendar No. 75 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 480 

[Report No. 110–189] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2642) making appropriations 

for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 

agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 13 (legislative day, JUNE 12), 2007 

Mr. WELCH of Vermont, 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. 2642) making 

appropriations for military construction, the Department 

of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal 

year ending September 30, 2008, 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. 2642) making appropriations for 


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1 military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 

2 and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 

3 30, 2008, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 

4 bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 

5 consideration of the bill are waived except those arising 

6 under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General debate shall 

7 be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal8 ly divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi9 nority member of the Committee on Appropriations. After 

10 general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 

11 under the five-minute rule. Points of order against provi12 sions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule 

13 XXI are waived. During consideration of the bill for 

14 amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole 

15 may accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether 

16 the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be 

17 printed in the portion of the Congressional Record des18 ignated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amend19 ments so printed shall be considered as read. When the 

20 committee rises and reports the bill back to the House 

21 with a recommendation that the bill do pass, the previous 

22 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

23 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

24 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in25 structions. 


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

2 2642 pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the op3 eration of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 

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

5 designated by the Speaker. 


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House Calendar No. 75 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 480 

[Report No. 110

–189] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2642) 

2008, and for other purposes. agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related making appropriations for military construction, 

JUNE 13 (legislative day, JUNE 12), 2007 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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