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House Calendar No. 146 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 976 

[Report No. 111–380] 

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 3326) 

making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 

year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 64) making further continuing 

appropriations for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4314) to permit continued financing of Government operations; for consideration of the Senate amendment to the 

bill (H.R. 2847) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 

year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 16, 2009 

Ms. PINGREE of Maine, 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 Senate amendment to the 

bill (H.R. 3326) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2010, and for other purposes; for consideration of 

the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 64) making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2010, and for other 


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purposes; for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4314) to 

permit continued financing of Government operations; 

for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill 

(H.R. 2847) making appropriations for the Departments 

of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related 

Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, 

and for other purposes; and for other purposes. 

1 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it 

2 shall be in order to take from the Speaker’s table the bill 

3 (H.R. 3326) making appropriations for the Department 

4 of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, 

5 and for other purposes, with the Senate amendment there6 to, and to consider in the House, without intervention of 

7 any point of order except those arising under clause 10 

8 of rule XXI, a motion offered by the chair of the Com9 mittee on Appropriations or his designee that the House 

10 concur in the Senate amendment with the amendment 

11 printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules 

12 accompanying this resolution. The Senate amendment and 

13 the motion shall be considered as read. The motion shall 

14 be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled 

15 by the chair and ranking minority member of the Com16 mittee on Appropriations. The previous question shall be 

17 considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption with18 out intervening motion. 

19 SEC. 2. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall 

20 be in order to consider in the House the joint resolution 


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1 (H.J. Res. 64) making further continuing appropriations 

2 for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes. All points 

3 of order against consideration of the joint resolution are 

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

5 XXI. The joint resolution shall be considered as read. All 

6 points of order against provisions in the joint resolution 

7 are waived. The previous question shall be considered as 

8 ordered on the joint resolution to final passage without 

9 intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally 

10 divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

11 member of the Committee on Appropriations; and (2) one 

12 motion to recommit. 

13 SEC. 3. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall 

14 be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 4314) 

15 to permit continued financing of Government operations. 

16 All points of order against consideration of the bill are 

17 waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule 

18 XXI. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of 

19 order against provisions in the bill are waived. The pre20 vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 

21 to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one 

22 hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair 

23 and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways 

24 and Means; and (2) one motion to recommit. 


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1 SEC. 4. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall 

2 be in order to take from the Speaker’s table the bill (H.R. 

3 2847) making appropriations for the Departments of 

4 Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies 

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

6 other purposes, with the Senate amendment thereto, and 

7 to consider in the House, without intervention of any point 

8 of order except those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI, 

9 a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Appro10 priations or his designee that the House concur in the 

11 Senate amendment with the amendment printed in part 

12 B of the report of the Committee on Rules. The Senate 

13 amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. 

14 The motion shall be debatable for one hour equally divided 

15 and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 

16 of the Committee on Appropriations. The previous ques17 tion shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its 

18 adoption without intervening motion. 

19 SEC. 5. In the engrossment of the House amendment 

20 to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2847, the Clerk shall— 

21 (a) add the text of H.R. 2920, as passed by the 

22 House, as new matter at the end of the text proposed to 

23 be inserted by the House amendment; 


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1 (b) assign appropriate designations to provisions 

2 within the engrossment of the text proposed to be inserted 

3 by the House; and 

4 (c) conform provisions for short titles within the en5 grossment of the text proposed to be inserted by the 

6 House. 

7 SEC. 6. It shall be in order at any time during the 

8 remainder of the first session of the One Hundred Elev9 enth Congress for the Speaker to entertain motions that 

10 the House suspend the rules. The Speaker or her designee 

11 shall consult with the Minority Leader or his designee on 

12 the selection of any matter for consideration pursuant to 

13 this section. 

14 SEC. 7. The requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 

15 for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Com16 mittee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the 

17 House is waived for the remainder of the first session of 

18 the One Hundred Eleventh Congress. 

19 SEC. 8. The chair of the Committee on Appropria20 tions may insert in the Congressional Record at any time 

21 during the remainder of the first session of the One Hun22 dred Eleventh Congress such material as he may deem ex23 planatory of the Senate amendments and the motions 

24 specified in the first and fourth sections of this resolution. 


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1 SEC. 9. On any legislative day of the second session 

2 of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress before January 

3 12, 2010, the Speaker at any time may dispense with or4 ganizational or legislative business. 

5 SEC. 10. On any legislative day of the second session 

6 of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress before January 

7 12, 2010, the Chair at any time may declare the House 

8 adjourned or declare the House adjourned pursuant to an 

9 applicable concurrent resolution of adjournment. 

10 SEC. 11. (a) On any legislative day of the first session 

11 of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress, the Speaker may 

12 at any time declare the House adjourned. 

13 (b) When the House adjourns on a motion pursuant 

14 to this subsection or a declaration pursuant to subsection 

15 (a) on the legislative day of: 

16 (1) Wednesday, December 16, 2009, it shall 

17 stand adjourned until 6 p.m. on Saturday, December 

18 19, 2009. 

19 (2) Saturday, December 19, 2009, it shall 

20 stand adjourned until noon on Wednesday, Decem21 ber 23, 2009. 

22 (3) Wednesday, December 23, 2009, it shall 

23 stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Saturday, Decem24 ber 26, 2009. 


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1 (4) Saturday, December 26, 2009, it shall 

2 stand adjourned until noon on Wednesday, Decem3 ber 30, 2009. 

4 (5) Wednesday, December 30, 2009, it shall 

5 stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 

6 2, 2010. 

7 (c) If, during any adjournment addressed by sub8 section (b), the House has received: (1) confirmation that 

9 the President has approved H.R. 3326; (2) a message 

10 from the Senate transmitting its passage without amend11 ment of H.R. 4314; and (3) a message from the Senate 

12 transmitting its concurrence in an applicable concurrent 

13 resolution of adjournment, the House shall stand ad14 journed pursuant to such concurrent resolution of ad15 journment. 

16 (d) The Speaker may appoint Members to perform 

17 the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period ad18 dressed by this section as though under clause 8(a) of rule 

19 I. 


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House Calendar No. 146 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 976 

[Report No. 111–380] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendand for other purposes; and for other purposes. for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies propriations for the Departments of Commerce amendment to the bill (H.R. 2847) making ap- ment operations; for consideration of the Senate 4314) to permit continued financing of Govern- purposes; for consideration of the bill (H.R. appropriations for fiscal year 2010, and for other olution (H.J. Res. 64) making further continuing other purposes; for consideration of the joint res- cal year ending September 30, 2010, and for tions for the Department of Defense for the fis- ment to the bill (H.R. 3326) making appropriaDECEMBER 16, 2009 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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