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House Calendar No. 39 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 307 

[Report No. 111–72] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1256) to protect the public 

health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain 

authority to regulate tobacco products. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 31, 2009 

Mr. POLIS of Colorado, 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. 1256) to protect 

the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco 

products. 

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 1256) to protect the public health by providing the Food 

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1 ation of the bill are waived except those arising under 

2 clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment printed in 

3 part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accom4 panying this resolution shall be considered as adopted. 

5 The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All 

6 points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, 

7 are waived. The previous question shall be considered as 

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

9 intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate on the 

10 bill, as amended, equally divided and controlled by the 

11 chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 

12 Energy and Commerce; (2) the amendment in the nature 

13 of a substitute printed in part B of the report on the Com14 mittee on Rules, if offered by Representative Buyer of In15 diana, or his designee, which shall be in order without 

16 intervention of any point of order except those arising 

17 under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI, shall be considered as 

18 read, and shall be separately debatable for thirty minutes 

19 equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 

20 opponent; and (3) one motion to recommit with or without 

21 instructions. 

22 SEC. 2. (a) In the engrossment of H.R. 1256, the 

23 Clerk shall— 

24 (1) add the text of H.R. 1804, as passed by the 

25 House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 1256; 


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1 (2) conform the title of H.R. 1256 to reflect the 

2 addition to the engrossment of H.R. 1804; 

3 (3) assign appropriate designations to provi4 sions within the engrossment; and 

5 (4) conform provisions for short titles within 

6 the engrossment. 

7 (b) Upon the addition of the text of H.R. 1804 to 

8 the engrossment of H.R. 1256, H.R. 1804 shall be laid 

9 on the table. 


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House Calendar No. 39 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 307 

[Report No. 111–72] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1256) 

thority to regulate tobacco products. Food and Drug Administration with certain auto protect the public health by providing the 

MARCH 31, 2009 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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