H. Res. 622 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

July 10, 2009. 

Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 

XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 

Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 

the bill (H.R. 3082) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 

agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and 

for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of the 

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

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

shall not exceed 1 hour equally divided and controlled by the 

chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be considered 

for amendment under the 5-minute rule. The bill shall be 

considered as read through page 58, line 6. Points of order 

against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 

2 of rule XXI are waived. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule 
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XVIII, except as provided in section 2, no amendment shall 

be in order except the amendments printed in the report of 

the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each 

such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in 

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

the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 

10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent 

and an opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for 

division of the question in the House or in the Committee of 

the Whole. All points of order against such amendments are 

waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 

At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment 

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

such amendments as may have been adopted. In the case of 

sundry amendments reported from the Committee, the question of their adoption shall be put to the House en gros and 

without division of the question. The previous question shall 

be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto 

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

SEC. 2. After disposition of the amendments specified in 

the first section of the resolution, the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their 

designees each may offer one pro forma amendment to the 
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bill for the purpose of debate, which shall be controlled by the 

proponent. 

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

Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Committee 

on Appropriations or his designee. The Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill (as 

described in clause 9 of rule XVIII). 

SEC. 4. During consideration of H.R. 3082, the Chair 

may reduce to 2 minutes the minimum time for electronic 

voting under clause 6 of rule XVIII and clauses 8 and 9 of 

rule XX. 

Attest: 

Clerk.