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House Calendar No. 135 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 742 

[Report No. 110–383] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2102) to maintain the free 

flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally 

compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with 

the news media. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 15, 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. 2102) to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure 

of information by certain persons connected with the 

news media. 

1 Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution 

2 it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 

3 2102) to maintain the free flow of information to the pub4 lic by providing conditions for the federally compelled dis5 closure of information by certain persons connected with 


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1 the news media. All points of order against consideration 

2 of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 

3 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of 

4 a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judi5 ciary now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopt6 ed. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All 

7 points of order against provisions of the bill, as amended, 

8 are waived. The previous question shall be considered as 

9 ordered on the bill, as amended, to final passage without 

10 intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally 

11 divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi12 nority member of the Committee on the Judiciary; (2) the 

13 amendment printed in the report of the Committee on 

14 Rules, if offered by Representative Boucher of Virginia or 

15 his designee, which shall be in order without intervention 

16 of any point of order (except those arising under clause 

17 9 or 10 of rule XXI) or demand for division of the ques18 tion, shall be considered as read, and shall be separately 

19 debatable for ten minutes equally divided and controlled 

20 by the proponent and an opponent; and (3) one motion 

21 to recommit with or without instructions. 

22 SEC. 2. During consideration of H.R. 2102 pursuant 

23 to this resolution, notwithstanding the operation of the 

24 previous question, the Chair may postpone further considVerDate Aug 31 2005 01:56 Oct 16, 2007 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR742.RH HR742

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1 eration of the bill to such time as may be designated by 

2 the Speaker. 


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House Calendar No. 135 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 742 

[Report No. 110

–383] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2102) 

persons connected with the news media. compelled disclosure of information by certain public by providing conditions for the federally to maintain the free flow of information to the 

OCTOBER 15, 2007 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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