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House Calendar No. 46 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 303 
[Report No. 109–105] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2744) making appropriations 
for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2005 
Mr. PUTNAM, 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. 2744) making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other 
purposes. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 
rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 2744) making appropriations for
•HRES 303 RH 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Adminis-
tration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2006, and for other purposes. The first 
reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of 
order against consideration of the bill are waived. General 
debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 
one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appro-
priations. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
for amendment under the five-minute rule. Points of order 
against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with 
clause 2 of rule XXI are waived except as follows: begin-
ning with the colon on page 54, line 4, through ‘‘overseas’’ 
on line 9; section 749; page 81, lines 1 though 7; and be-
ginning with ‘‘and’’ on page 81, line 11, through ‘‘pro-
grams’’ on line 17. Where points of order are waived 
against part of a paragraph or section, points of order 
against a provision in another part of such paragraph or 
section may be made only against such provision and not 
against the entire paragraph or section. During consider-
ation of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Com-
mittee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on 
the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment 
has caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congres-
sional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of
•HRES 303 RH 
rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered 
as read. When the committee rises and reports the bill 
back to the House with a recommendation that the bill 
do pass, the previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 46 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 303 
[Report No. 109–105] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2744) 
making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural De-
velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2006, and for other purposes. 
JUNE 7, 2005 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed