H. Res. 617 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

July 9, 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. 3081) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 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 

one 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 five-minute rule. 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 

XVIII, except as provided in section 2, no amendment shall 
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be in order except: (1) the amendment printed in part A of 

the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution; and (2) the amendments printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules. Each such amendment 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 and except 

that an amendment printed in part B of the report of the 

Committee on Rules may be offered only at the appropriate 

point in the reading. 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 consideration of the bill for amendment, 

the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
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Appropriations or their designees each may offer one pro 

forma amendment to the 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. 3081, the Chair 

may reduce to two minutes the minimum time for electronic 

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

rule XX. 

Attest: 

Clerk.