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House Calendar No. 133 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 909 

[Report No. 111–340] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3791) to amend sections 33 

and 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 17, 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 bill (H.R. 3791) to amend 

sections 33 and 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and 

Control Act of 1974, 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 

4 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 3791) to amend sections 33 and 

6 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 

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1 1974, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 

2 shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consid3 eration of the bill are waived except those arising under 

4 clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General debate shall be con5 fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di6 vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

7 member of the Committee on Science and Technology. 

8 After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

9 amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order 

10 to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amend11 ment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the na12 ture of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 

13 Science and Technology now printed in the bill modified 

14 by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the 

15 Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. That 

16 amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be consid17 ered as read. All points of order against that amendment 

18 in the nature of a substitute are waived except those aris19 ing under clause 10 of rule XXI. Notwithstanding clause 

20 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to that amendment in 

21 the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those 

22 printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules. 

23 Each such amendment may be offered only in the order 

24 printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 

25 designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall 

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1 be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 

2 divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 

3 shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be sub4 ject to a demand for division of the question. All points 

5 of order against such amendments are waived except those 

6 arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. At the conclusion 

7 of consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee 

8 shall rise and report the bill to the House with such 

9 amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 

10 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

11 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

12 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in13 structions. 

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. 133 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 909 

[Report No. 111–340] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3791) 

other purposes. Prevention and Control Act of 1974, and for to amend sections 33 and 34 of the Federal Fire 

NOVEMBER 17, 2009 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 

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