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House Calendar No. 128 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 702 

[Report No. 110–359] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2740) to require accountability 

for contractors and contract personnel under Federal contracts, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 2, 2007 

Ms. SUTTON, 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. 2740) to require 

accountability for contractors and contract personnel 

under Federal contracts, 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. 2740) to require accountability for 

6 contractors and contract personnel under Federal con7 tracts, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 

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

2 consideration of the bill are waived except those arising 

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

4 be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal5 ly divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi6 nority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. After 

7 general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 

8 under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider 

9 as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under 

10 the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a sub11 stitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary 

12 now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the 

13 nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All 

14 points of order against the committee amendment in the 

15 nature of a substitute are waived except those arising 

16 under clause 10 of rule XXI. Notwithstanding clause 11 

17 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the committee amend18 ment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except 

19 those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules ac20 companying this resolution. Each such amendment may 

21 be offered only in the order printed in the report, may 

22 be offered only by a Member designated in the report, 

23 shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 

24 specified in the report equally divided and controlled by 

25 the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 

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1 amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi2 sion of the question in the House or in the Committee 

3 of the Whole. All points of order against such amendments 

4 are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of 

5 rule XXI. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 

6 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 

7 bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 

8 adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the 

9 House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 

10 the Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in 

11 the nature of a substitute. The previous question shall be 

12 considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto 

13 to final passage without intervening motion except one 

14 motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

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

16 2740 pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the op17 eration of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 

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

19 designated by the Speaker. 

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House Calendar No. 128 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 702 

[Report No. 110

–359] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2740) 

other purposes. tract personnel under Federal contracts, and for to require accountability for contractors and conOCTOBER 2, 2007 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 

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