H. Res. 615 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

August 4, 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. 3221) moving the United States toward greater 

energy independence and security, developing innovative new 

technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green jobs, 

protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure. 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 shall not exceed two hours, with 

15 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman 

and ranking minority member of each of the Committees on 

Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Science and 

Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education 

and Labor, Foreign Affairs, Small Business, and Oversight 
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and Government Reform. The amendment printed in part A 

of 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. 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. Each such amendment may be offered 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. All points of order 

against such amendments are waived except those arising 

under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 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 may have been adopted. The previous 

question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

amendments thereto to final passage without intervening mo-
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tion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

SEC. 2. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be 

in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 2776) to 

amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy 

conservation. All points of order against consideration of the 

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

rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as 

amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order 

against provisions of the bill, as amended, are waived. The 

previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, 

as amended, to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by 

the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 

on Ways and Means; and (2) one motion to recommit with 

or without instructions. 

SEC. 3. (a) In the engrossment of H.R. 3221, the Clerk 

shall— 

(1) add the text of H.R. 2776, as passed by the 

House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 3221; 

(2) conform the title of H.R. 3221 to reflect the addition of the text of H.R. 2776 to the engrossment; 
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(3) assign appropriate designations to provisions 

within the engrossment; and 

(4) conform cross-references and provisions for 

short titles within the engrossment. 

(b) Upon the addition of the text of H.R. 2776 to the 

engrossment of H.R. 3221, H.R. 2776 shall be laid on the 

table. 

SEC. 4. During consideration in the House of H.R. 3221 

or H.R. 2776 pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding 

the operation of the previous question, the Chair may postpone further consideration of either bill to such time as may 

be designated by the Speaker. 

Attest: 

Clerk.