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House Calendar No. 101

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 351

[Report No. 108–258] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2989) making appropriations 

for the Departments of Transportation and Treasury, and independent 

agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 3, 2003

Mr. REYNOLDS of New York, 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. 2989) making 

appropriations for the Departments of Transportation 

and Treasury, and independent agencies 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 

4 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 2989) making appropriations for 
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1 the Departments of Transportation and Treasury, and 

2 independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 

3 30, 2004, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 

4 bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 

5 consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall 

6 be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal7 ly divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi8 nority member of the Committee on Appropriations. After 

9 general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 

10 under the five-minute rule. All points of order against pro11 visions in the bill are waived except as follows: page 9, 

12 line 10, through line 15; page 12, line 1, through page 

13 13, line 2; page 14, line 16, through page 15, line 2; page 

14 17, line 6, through line 11; page 18, line 3, through page 

15 24, line 12; ‘‘limited or’’ on page 26, line 9; page 27, line 

16 14, through page 28, line 7; beginning with ‘‘Provided’’ 

17 on page 28, line 19, through page 29, line 3; ‘‘Notwith18 standing any other provision of law’’ on page 31, line 5; 

19 page 31, line 14, through line 21; page 31, line 24, 

20 through page 32, line 17; ‘‘Notwithstanding any other pro21 vision of law’’ on page 34, line 24; beginning with ‘‘pro22 vided further’’ on page 36, line 17, through page 37, line 

23 5; beginning with ‘‘provided further’’ on page 45, line 16, 

24 through line 23; ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of 

25 law’’ on page 46, line 25; page 50, line 19, through 
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1 ‘‘project’’ on page 51, line 4; beginning with ‘‘Notwith2 standing’’ on page 51, line 12, through ‘‘amended’’ on line 

3 13; page 53, line 3, through page 54, line 12; ‘‘Notwith4 standing any other provision of law’’ on page 54, lines 13 

5 and 14; page 72, line 22, through page 76; page 122, line 

6 4, through line 9; ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision 

7 of law’’ on page 126, lines 15 and 16; beginning with ‘‘and 

8 the prohibition’’ on page 126, line 20, through 

9 ‘‘2512(a)(1))’’ on line 23. Where points of order are 

10 waived against part of a paragraph or section, points of 

11 order against a provision in another part of such para12 graph or section may be made only against such provision 

13 and not against the entire paragraph or section. During 

14 consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of 

15 the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in rec16 ognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an 

17 amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of 

18 the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in 

19 clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be 

20 considered as read. At the conclusion of consideration of 

21 the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and re22 port the bill to the House with such amendments as may 

23 have been adopted. The previous question shall be consid24 ered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
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1 final passage without intervening motion except one mo2 tion to recommit with or without instructions. 

House Calendar No. 101

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 351

[Report No. 108–258] 

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2989) 

making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Treasury, and independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes. 

SEPTEMBER 3, 2003

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed