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House Calendar No. 72 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 544 

[Report No. 111–155] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2847) making appropriations 

for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related 

Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 15, 2009 

Mr. ARCURI, 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. 2847) making 

appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and 

Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 

year ending September 30, 2010, 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. 2847) making appropriations for 


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1 the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, 

2 and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 

3 30, 2010, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 

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

5 consideration of the bill are waived except those arising 

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

7 be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal8 ly divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minor9 ity member of the Committee on Appropriations. After 

10 general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 

11 under the five-minute rule. Points of order against provi12 sions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule 

13 XXI are waived. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, 

14 no amendment to the bill shall be in order except: (1) 

15 those received for printing in the portion of the Congres16 sional Record of June 15, 2009 (or earlier) designated for 

17 that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII; and (2) pro forma 

18 amendments for the purpose of debate. Each amendment 

19 so received may be offered only by the Member who sub20 mitted it for printing or a designee and shall be considered 

21 as read if printed. At the conclusion of consideration of 

22 the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and re23 port the bill to the House with such amendments as may 

24 have been adopted. The previous question shall be consid25 ered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 


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1 final passage without intervening motion except one mo2 tion to recommit with or without instructions. 

3 SEC. 2. Clause 9(b)(2) of rule XXI is amended by 

4 inserting ‘‘such’’ after ‘‘no’’. 


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House Calendar No. 72 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 544 

[Report No. 111–155] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2847) 

2010, and for other purposes. Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related making appropriations for the Departments of 

JUNE 15, 2009 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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