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House Calendar No. 88 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 547 

[Report No. 110–235] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3043) making appropriations 

for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

2008, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 16, 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. 3043) making 

appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health 

and Human Services, and Education, 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. 3043) making appropriations for 


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1 the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 

2 and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year 

3 ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. The 

4 first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points 

5 of order against consideration of the bill are waived except 

6 those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General 

7 debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 

8 one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman 

9 and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appro10 priations. After general debate the bill shall be considered 

11 for amendment under the five-minute rule. Points of order 

12 against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with 

13 clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. During consideration of 

14 the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee 

15 of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the 

16 basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has 

17 caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional 

18 Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule 

19 XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 

20 read. When the committee rises and reports the bill back 

21 to the House with a recommendation that the bill do pass, 

22 the previous question shall be considered as ordered on 

23 the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 

24 intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 

25 or without instructions. 


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

2 3043 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. 88 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 547 

[Report No. 110

–235] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3043) 

poses. ending September 30, 2008, and for other purcation, and related agencies for the fiscal year Labor, Health and Human Services, and Edumaking appropriations for the Departments of 

JULY 16, 2007 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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