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House Calendar No. 143 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 781 
[Report No. 110–417] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3920) to amend the Trade 
Act of 1974 to reauthorize trade adjustment assistance, to extend trade 
adjustment assistance to service workers and firms, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 30, 2007 
Mr. WELCH of Vermont, 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. 3920) to amend 
the Trade Act of 1974 to reauthorize trade adjustment 
assistance, to extend trade adjustment assistance to serv-
ice workers and firms, and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution 
it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
3920) to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to reauthorize 
trade adjustment assistance, to extend trade adjustment 
assistance to service workers and firms, and for other pur-
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poses. All points of order against consideration of the bill 
are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of 
rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now 
printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in 
part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted. 
The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All 
points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, 
are waived. The previous question shall be considered as 
ordered on the bill, as amended, to final passage without 
intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate, with 
40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways 
and Means and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled 
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Education and Labor; (2) the amendment 
in the nature of a substitute printed in part B of the re-
port of the Committee on Rules, if offered by Representa-
tive McCrery of Louisiana or his designee, which shall be 
in order without intervention of any point of order except 
those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI, shall be 
considered as read, and shall be separately debatable for 
one hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent 
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and an opponent; and (3) one motion to recommit with 
or without instructions. 
SEC. 2. During consideration of H.R. 3920 pursuant 
to this resolution, notwithstanding the operation of the 
previous question, the Chair may postpone further consid-
eration of the bill to such time as may be designated by 
the Speaker. 
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House Calendar No. 143 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 781 
[Report No. 110–417] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3920) 
to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to reauthorize 
trade adjustment assistance, to extend trade ad-
justment assistance to service workers and firms, 
and for other purposes. 
OCTOBER 30, 2007 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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