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House Calendar No. 80 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 573 

[Report No. 111–183] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2892) making appropriations 

for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending 

September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 23, 2009 

Mr. PERLMUTTER, 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. 2892) making 

appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security 

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. 2892) making appropriations for 


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1 the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year 

2 ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. The 

3 first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points 

4 of order against consideration of the bill are waived except 

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

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

7 one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and 

8 ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropria9 tions. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

10 amendment under the five-minute rule. Points of order 

11 against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with 

12 clause 2 or 5 of rule XXI are waived. Notwithstanding 

13 clause 11 of rule XVIII, except as provided in section 2, 

14 no amendment shall be in order except: (1) the amend15 ment printed in part A of the report of the Committee 

16 on Rules accompanying this resolution; (2) the amend17 ments printed in part B of the report of the Committee 

18 on Rules; (3) not to exceed four of the amendments print19 ed in part C of the report of the Committee on Rules if 

20 offered by Representative Flake of Arizona or his des21 ignee; and (4) not to exceed one of the amendments print22 ed in part D of the report of the Committee on Rules if 

23 offered by Representative Campbell of California or his 

24 designee. Each such amendment shall be considered as 

25 read, shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and 


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1 controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall 

2 not be subject to a demand for division of the question 

3 in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points 

4 of order against such amendments are waived except those 

5 arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI and except that 

6 an amendment printed in part B, C, or D of the report 

7 of the Committee on Rules may be offered only at the ap8 propriate point in the reading. At the conclusion of consid9 eration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise 

10 and report the bill to the House with such amendments 

11 as may have been adopted. In case of sundry amendments 

12 reported from the Committee, the question of their adop13 tion shall be put to the House en gros and without inter14 vening demand for division of the question. The previous 

15 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

16 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

17 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in18 structions. 

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

20 the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee 

21 on Appropriations or their designees each may offer one 

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

23 which shall be controlled by the proponent. 

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

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1 mittee on Appropriations or his designee. The Chair may 

2 not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting words 

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

4 SEC. 4. During consideration of H.R. 2892, the Chair 

5 may reduce to two minutes the minimum time for elec6 tronic voting under clause 6 of rule XVIII and clauses 8 

7 and 9 of rule XX. 


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House Calendar No. 80 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 573 

[Report No. 111–183] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2892) 

September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending making appropriations for the Department of 

JUNE 23, 2009 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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