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House Calendar No. 44 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 352 

[Report No. 111–82] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1145) to implement a National 

Water Research and Development Initiative, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 22, 2009 

Mr. ARCURI, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1145) to implement a National Water Research and Development Initiative, and for other purposes. 

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. 1145) to implement a National 

6 Water Research and Development Initiative, and for other 

7 purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 


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1 with. All points of order against consideration of the bill 

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

3 rule XXI. General debate shall be confined to the bill and 

4 shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled 

5 by the chair and ranking minority member of the Com6 mittee on Science and Technology. After general debate 

7 the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five8 minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original 

9 bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute 

10 rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute rec11 ommended by the Committee on Science and Technology 

12 now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the 

13 nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All 

14 points of order against the committee amendment in the 

15 nature of a substitute are waived except those arising 

16 under clause 10 of rule XXI. Notwithstanding clause 11 

17 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the committee amend18 ment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except 

19 those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules ac20 companying this resolution. Each such amendment may 

21 be offered only in the order printed in the report, may 

22 be offered only by a Member designated in the report, 

23 shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 

24 specified in the report equally divided and controlled by 

25 the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 


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1 amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi2 sion of the question in the House or in the Committee 

3 of the Whole. All points of order against such amendments 

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

5 rule XXI. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 

6 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 

7 bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 

8 adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the 

9 House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 

10 the Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in 

11 the nature of a substitute. The previous question shall be 

12 considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto 

13 to final passage without intervening motion except one 

14 motion to recommit with or without instructions. 


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House Calendar No. 44 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 352 

[Report No. 111–82] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1145) 

Development Initiative, and for other purposes. to implement a National Water Research and 

APRIL 22, 2009 

Referred to House Calendar and ordered to be printed 


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