H. Res. 673 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

July 24, 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. 3293) making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 

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 134, 

line 12. Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. Notwith-
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standing clause 11 of rule 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 the time specified in the 

report 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 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 
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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. 3293, 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.