H. Res. 574 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

July 26, 2007. 

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. 2419) to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, 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 the amendments 

considered as adopted by this resolution and shall not exceed 

one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 

ranking minority member of the Committee on Agriculture. 

After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 

SEC. 2. (a) The amendment in the nature of a substitute 

recommended by the Committee on Agriculture now printed 

in the bill, modified by the amendments printed in part A of 
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the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, 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. All points of order against provisions in the bill, 

as amended, are waived. 

(b) Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no further 

amendment to the bill, as amended, shall be in order except 

those printed in part B of the report of the Committee on 

Rules and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this 

resolution. 

(c) Each further amendment printed in the report of the 

Committee on Rules shall be considered 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. 

(d) All points of order against further amendments 

printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules 

or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolu-
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tion are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of 

rule XXI. 

SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chairman 

of the Committee on Agriculture or his designee to offer 

amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in 

part B of the report of the Committee on Rules not earlier 

disposed of or germane modifications of any such amendments. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section 

shall be considered as read (except that modifications shall be 

reported), shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided 

and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member 

of the Committee on Agriculture or their designees, 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. For the purpose of inclusion in such 

amendments en bloc, an amendment printed in the form of 

a motion to strike may be modified to the form of a germane 

perfecting amendment to the text originally proposed to be 

stricken. The original proponent of an amendment included 

in such amendments en bloc may insert a statement in the 

Congressional Record immediately before the disposition of 

the amendments en bloc. 

SEC. 4. 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 
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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. 5. During consideration in the House of H.R. 2419 

pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the operation of 

the previous question, the Chair may postpone further consideration of the bill to such time as may be designated by the 

Speaker. 

Attest: 

Clerk.