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House Calendar No. 91

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 326

[Report No. 108–226] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2799) making appropriations 

for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 

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

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 21, 2003

Mr. LINDER, 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. 2799) making 

appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 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 consid5 eration of the bill (H.R. 2799) making appropriations for 
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1 the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Ju2 diciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 

3 September 30, 2004, and for other purposes. The first 

4 reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of 

5 order against consideration of the bill are waived. General 

6 debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 

7 one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman 

8 and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appro9 priations. After general debate the bill shall be considered 

10 for amendment under the five-minute rule. Points of order 

11 against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with 

12 clause 2 of rule XXI are waived except as follows: the first 

13 proviso under the heading ‘‘National Telecommunications 

14 and Information Administration, Salaries and Expenses’’; 

15 in section 201, all after ‘‘prescribed by the Act’’; the final 

16 proviso under the heading ‘‘Federal Communications 

17 Commission, Salaries and Expenses’’; the final proviso 

18 under the heading ‘‘Federal Trade Commission, Salaries 

19 and Expenses’’; section 603; and section 607(a) and (b). 

20 Where points of order are waived against part of a para21 graph or section, points of order against a provision in 

22 another part of such paragraph or section may be made 

23 only against such provision and not against the entire 

24 paragraph or section. During consideration of the bill for 

25 amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole 
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1 may accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether 

2 the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be 

3 printed in the portion of the Congressional Record des4 ignated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amend5 ments so printed shall be considered as read. At the con6 clusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 

7 Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 

8 such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 

9 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

10 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

11 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in12 structions. 
House Calendar No. 91

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 326

[Report No. 108–226] 

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2799) 

making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes. 

JULY 21, 2003

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed