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House Calendar No. 226 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1559 

[Report No. 111–570] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5822) making appropriations 

for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 

agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other 

purposes and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the 

rules. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 27, 2010 

Ms. PINGREE of Maine, 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. 5822) making 

appropriations for military construction, the Department 

of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal 

year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes 

and providing for consideration of motions to suspend 

the rules. 

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 


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1 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider2 ation of the bill (H.R. 5822) making appropriations for 

3 military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 

4 and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 

5 30, 2011, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 

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

7 consideration of the bill are waived except those arising 

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

9 be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal10 ly divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minor11 ity member of the Committee on Appropriations. After 

12 general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 

13 under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered 

14 as read through page 63, line 4. Points of order against 

15 provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 

16 of rule XXI are waived. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule 

17 XVIII, except as provided in section 2, no amendment 

18 shall be in order except the amendments printed in the 

19 report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this reso20 lution. Each such amendment may be offered only in the 

21 order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Mem22 ber designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 

23 shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and con24 trolled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not 

25 be subject to a demand for division of the question. All 


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1 points of order against such amendments are waived ex2 cept those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. At 

3 the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment 

4 the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House 

5 with such amendments as may have been adopted. In case 

6 of sundry amendments reported from the Committee, the 

7 question of their adoption shall be put to the House en 

8 gros and without division of the question. The previous 

9 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

10 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

11 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in12 structions. 

13 SEC. 2. After consideration of the bill for amendment, 

14 the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee 

15 on Appropriations or their designees each may offer one 

16 pro forma amendment to the bill for the purpose of debate, 

17 which shall be controlled by the proponent. 

18 SEC. 3. The Chair may entertain a motion that the 

19 Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Com20 mittee on Appropriations or his designee. The Chair may 

21 not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting words 

22 of the bill (as described in clause 9 of rule XVIII). 

23 SEC. 4. It shall be in order at any time through the 

24 calendar day of August 1, 2010, for the Speaker to enter25 tain motions that the House suspend the rules. The 


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1 Speaker or her designee shall consult with the Minority 

2 Leader or his designee on the designation of any matter 

3 for consideration pursuant to this section. 


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House Calendar No. 226 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1559 

[Report No. 111–570] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5822) 

consideration of motions to suspend the rules. 2011, and for other purposes and providing for agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related making appropriations for military construction, 

JULY 27, 2010 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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