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[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 239 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                  House Calendar No. 25
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 239

                          [Report No. 110-48]

 Providing 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.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 13, 2007

  Mr. Hastings of Florida, from the Committee on Rules, reported the 
  following resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and 
                         ordered to be printed

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                               RESOLUTION

 
 Providing 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.

    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 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 amendments 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.
                                                  House Calendar No. 25

110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 239

                          [Report No. 110-48]

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION

 Providing 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             March 13, 2007

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
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