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House Calendar No. 97

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 338

[Report No. 108–236] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2861) making appropriations 

for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 25 (legislative day, JULY 24), 2003

Ms. PRYCE, 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. 2861) making 

appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs 

and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry 

independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, 

and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

2004, 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. 2861) making appropriations for 

3 the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 

4 Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, 

5 boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fis6 cal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other pur7 poses. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. 

8 All points of order against consideration of the bill are 

9 waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and 

10 shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled 

11 by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 

12 Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the 

13 bill shall be considered for amendment under the five14 minute rule. Points of order against provisions in the bill 

15 for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived 

16 except as follows: under the heading ‘‘State and Tribal 

17 Assistance Grants’’ beginning with ‘‘, except that, notwith18 standing section 1452(n)’’ through ‘‘water contaminants’’. 

19 Where points of order are waived against part of a para20 graph, points of order against a provision in another part 

21 of such paragraph may be made only against such provi22 sion and not against the entire paragraph. During consid23 eration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the 

24 Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition 

25 on the basis of whether the Member offering an amend-
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1 ment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the Con2 gressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 

3 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be consid4 ered as read. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 

5 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 

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

7 adopted. The previous question shall be considered as or8 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

9 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

10 with or without instructions. 
House Calendar No. 97

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 338

[Report No. 108–236] 

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2861) 

making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes. 

JULY 25 (legislative day, JULY 24), 2003

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed