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House Calendar No. 127 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 701 

[Report No. 110–358] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 928) to amend the Inspector 

General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors 

General, to create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity 

and Efficiency, 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. 928) to amend 

the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, to create a Council 

of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, 

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. 928) to amend the Inspector Genmstockstill on PROD1PC66 with BILLS

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1 eral Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the In2 spectors General, to create a Council of the Inspectors 

3 General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other pur4 poses. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. 

5 All points of order against consideration of the bill are 

6 waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule 

7 XXI. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 

8 not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 

9 chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 

10 on Oversight and Government Reform. After general de11 bate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 

12 five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an 

13 original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five14 minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 

15 recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Govern16 ment Reform now printed in the bill. The committee 

17 amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be consid18 ered as read. All points of order against the committee 

19 amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived except 

20 those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. Notwith21 standing clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the 

22 committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 

23 be in order except those printed in the report of the Com24 mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such 

25 amendment may be offered only in the order printed in 

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1 the report, may be offered only by a Member designated 

2 in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debat3 able for the time specified in the report equally divided 

4 and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall 

5 not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to 

6 a demand for division of the question in the House or in 

7 the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against 

8 such amendments are waived except those arising under 

9 clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. At the conclusion of consider10 ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise 

11 and report the bill to the House with such amendments 

12 as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a 

13 separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 

14 in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the com15 mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The pre16 vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 

17 and amendments thereto to final passage without inter18 vening motion except one motion to recommit with or 

19 without instructions. 

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

21 928 pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the oper22 ation of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 

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

24 designated by the Speaker. 

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House Calendar No. 127 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 701 

[Report No. 110

–358] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 928) 

purposes. eral on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other eral, to create a Council of the Inspectors Genenhance the independence of the Inspectors Gento amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to 

OCTOBER 2, 2007 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 

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