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House Calendar No. 144 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 793 

[Report No. 110–422] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3685) to prohibit employment 

discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 5, 2007 

Ms. CASTOR, 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. 3685) to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual 

orientation. 

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. 3685) to prohibit employment dis6 crimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The first 

7 reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of 


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1 order against consideration of the bill are waived except 

2 those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General 

3 debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 

4 one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman 

5 and ranking minority member of the Committee on Edu6 cation and Labor. After general debate the bill shall be 

7 considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The 

8 bill shall be considered as read. All points of order against 

9 provisions of the bill are waived. Notwithstanding clause 

10 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the bill shall be in 

11 order except those printed in the report of the Committee 

12 on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such amend13 ment may be offered only in the order printed in the re14 port, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 

15 report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 

16 the time specified in the report equally divided and con17 trolled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be 

18 subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a de19 mand for division of the question in the House or in the 

20 Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such 

21 amendments are waived except those arising under clause 

22 9 or 10 of rule XXI. Amendment number 3 in the report 

23 of the Committee on Rules may be withdrawn by its pro24 ponent before the question is put thereon. At the conclu25 sion of consideration of the bill for amendment the ComVerDate Aug 31 2005 22:20 Nov 05, 2007 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR793.RH HR793

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1 mittee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such 

2 amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 

3 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

4 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

5 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in6 structions. 

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

8 3685 pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the op9 eration of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 

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

11 designated by the Speaker. 


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House Calendar No. 144 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 793 

[Report No. 110

–422] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3685) 

basis of sexual orientation. to prohibit employment discrimination on the 

NOVEMBER 5, 2007 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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