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House Calendar No. 107 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 745 

[Report No. 111–255] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3246) to provide for a program 

of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in 

vehicle technologies at the Department of Energy. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009 

Ms. MATSUI, 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. 3246) to provide 

for a program of research, development, demonstration, 

and commercial application in vehicle technologies at the 

Department of Energy. 

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. 3246) to provide for a program 

6 of research, development, demonstration, and commercial 


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1 application in vehicle technologies at the Department of 

2 Energy. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 

3 with. All points of order against consideration of the bill 

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

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

6 shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled 

7 by the chair and ranking minority member of the Com8 mittee on Science and Technology. After general debate 

9 the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five10 minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original 

11 bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute 

12 rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute rec13 ommended by the Committee on Science and Technology 

14 now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the 

15 nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All 

16 points of order against the committee amendment in the 

17 nature of a substitute are waived except those arising 

18 under clause 10 of rule XXI. Notwithstanding clause 11 

19 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the committee amend20 ment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except 

21 those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules ac22 companying this resolution. Each such amendment may 

23 be offered only in the order printed in the report, may 

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

25 shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 


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1 specified in the report equally divided and controlled by 

2 the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 

3 amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi4 sion of the question in the House or in the Committee 

5 of the Whole. All points of order against such amendments 

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

7 rule XXI. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 

8 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 

9 bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 

10 adopted. The previous question shall be considered as or11 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

12 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

13 with or without instructions. 

14 SEC. 2. The Chair may entertain a motion that the 

15 Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Com16 mittee on Science and Technology or his designee. The 

17 Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out the enact18 ing words of the bill (as described in clause 9 of rule 

19 XVIII). 


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House Calendar No. 107 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 745 

[Report No. 111–255] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3246) 

ergy. in vehicle technologies at the Department of Enment, demonstration, and commercial application to provide for a program of research, developSEPTEMBER 15, 2009 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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