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House Calendar No. 74 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 473 

[Report No. 110–184] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2638) making appropriations 

for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending 

September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 11, 2007 

Ms. SLAUGHTER, 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. 2638) making 

appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security 

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. 2638) making appropriations for 

6 the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year 


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

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

3 of order against consideration of the bill are waived except 

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

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

6 one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman 

7 and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appro8 priations. After general debate the bill shall be considered 

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

10 against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with 

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

12 the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee 

13 of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the 

14 basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has 

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

16 Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule 

17 XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 

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

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

20 the previous question shall be considered as ordered on 

21 the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 

22 intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 

23 or without instructions. 

24 SEC. 2. During consideration of H.R. 2638 in the 

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1 eration of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 

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

3 designated by the Speaker. 


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House Calendar No. 74 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 473 

[Report No. 110

–184] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2638) 

September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending making appropriations for the Department of 

JUNE 11, 2007 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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