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House Calendar No. 129 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 885 

[Report No. 111–327] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2868) to amend the Homeland 

Security Act of 2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the authority 

of the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance security and protect 

against acts of terrorism against chemical facilities, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 3, 2009 

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, 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. 2868) to amend 

the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend, modify, 

and recodify the authority of the Secretary of Homeland 

Security to enhance security and protect against acts 

of terrorism against chemical facilities, and for other 

purposes. 

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 


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1 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider2 ation of the bill (H.R. 2868) to amend the Homeland Se3 curity Act of 2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the au4 thority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance 

5 security and protect against acts of terrorism against 

6 chemical facilities, and for other purposes. The first read7 ing of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 

8 against consideration of the bill are waived except those 

9 arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General debate 

10 shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 90 min11 utes equally divided among and controlled by the chair and 

12 ranking minority member of the Committee on Homeland 

13 Security, the chair and ranking minority member of the 

14 Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the chair and 

15 ranking minority member of the Committee on Transpor16 tation and Infrastructure. After general debate the bill 

17 shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 

18 rule. In lieu of the amendments in the nature of a sub19 stitute recommended by the Committees on Homeland Se20 curity and Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill, 

21 it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the 

22 purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the 

23 amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part 

24 A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 

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1 stitute shall be considered as read. All points of order 

2 against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are 

3 waived except those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. 

4 Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment 

5 to that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 

6 in order except those printed in part B of the report of 

7 the Committee on Rules. Each amendment may be offered 

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

9 only by a Member designated in the report, shall be con10 sidered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified 

11 in the report equally divided and controlled by the pro12 ponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amend13 ment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 

14 of the question. All points of order against such amend15 ments are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 

16 10 of rule XXI. At the conclusion of consideration of the 

17 bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 

18 the bill to the House with such amendments as may have 

19 been adopted. The previous question shall be considered 

20 as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final 

21 passage without intervening motion except one motion to 

22 recommit with or without instructions. 

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

24 Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Com25 mittee on Homeland Security or his designee. The Chair 


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1 may not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting 

2 words of the bill (as described in clause 9 of rule XVIII). 

3 SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time through the 

4 legislative day of November 7, 2009, for the Speaker to 

5 entertain motions that the House suspend the rules. The 

6 Speaker or her designee shall consult with the Minority 

7 Leader or his designee on the designation of any matter 

8 for consideration pursuant to this section. 


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House Calendar No. 129 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 885 

[Report No. 111–327] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2868) 

chemical facilities, and for other purposes. rity and protect against acts of terrorism against Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance secuextend, modify, and recodify the authority of the to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 

NOVEMBER 3, 2009 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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