H. Res. 645 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

July 15, 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. 3183) making appropriations for energy and 

water development 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 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. The bill shall be considered as read through 

page 63, line 12. 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 
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in section 2, no amendment shall be in order except: (1) the 

amendments printed in part A of the report of the Committee 

on Rules accompanying this resolution; (2) not to exceed one 

of the amendments printed in part B of the report of the 

Committee on Rules if offered by Representative Campbell of 

California or his designee; (3) not to exceed six of the amendments printed in part C of the report of the Committee on 

Rules if offered by Representative Flake of Arizona or his 

designee; and (4) not to exceed three of the amendments 

printed in part D of the report of the Committee on Rules 

if offered by Representative Hensarling of Texas or his designee. 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 
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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 this resolution, the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 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. 3183, 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. 

SEC. 5. House Resolution 618 is laid on the table. 

Attest: 

Clerk.