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Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the 
production of renewable energy and energy conservation. 
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. 3221) moving the United States 
toward greater energy independence and security, devel-
oping innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emis-
sions, creating green jobs, protecting consumers, increas-
ing clean renewable energy production, and modernizing 
our energy infrastructure. The first reading of the bill 
shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consid-
eration of the bill are waived except those arising under 
clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General debate shall be con-
fined to the bill and shall not exceed two hours, with 15 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of each of the Committees 
on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Science 
and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, Edu-
cation and Labor, Foreign Affairs, Small Business, and 
Oversight and Government Reform. The amendment 
printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopt-
ed in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The 
bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill 
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for the purpose of further amendment under the five- 
minute rule and shall be considered as read. All points 
of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are 
waived. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no fur-
ther amendment to the bill, as amended, shall be in order 
except those printed in part B of the report of the Com-
mittee on Rules. Each such amendment may be offered 
only in the order printed in the report, may be offered 
only by a Member designated in the report, shall be con-
sidered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified 
in the report equally divided and controlled by the pro-
ponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amend-
ment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 
of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 
Whole. All points of order against such amendments are 
waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule 
XXI. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 
amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill, 
as amended, to the House with such further amendments 
as may have been adopted. The previous question shall 
be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments 
thereto to final passage without intervening motion except 
one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
SEC. 2. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall 
be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 2776) 
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to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and 
energy conservation. All points of order against consider-
ation 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 shall be considered as 
adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 
All points of order against provisions of the bill, as amend-
ed, are waived. The previous question shall be considered 
as ordered on the bill, as amended, to final passage with-
out intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on Ways and 
Means; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. 
SEC. 3. (a) In the engrossment of H.R. 3221, the 
Clerk shall— 
(1) add the text of H.R. 2776, as passed by the 
House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 3221; 
(2) conform the title of H.R. 3221 to reflect the 
addition of the text of H.R. 2776 to the engross-
ment; 
(3) assign appropriate designations to provi-
sions within the engrossment; and 
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(4) conform cross-references and provisions for 
short titles within the engrossment. 
(b) Upon the addition of the text of H.R. 2776 to 
the engrossment of H.R. 3221, H.R. 2776 shall be laid 
on the table. 
SEC. 4. During consideration in the House of H.R. 
3221 or H.R. 2776 pursuant to this resolution, notwith-
standing the operation of the previous question, the Chair 
may postpone further consideration of either bill to such 
time as may be designated by the Speaker. 
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House Calendar No. 106 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 615 
[Report No. 110–300] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3221) 
moving the United States toward greater energy 
independence and security, developing innovative 
new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, cre-
ating green jobs, protecting consumers, increas-
ing clean renewable energy production, and mod-
ernizing our energy infrastructure, and for con-
sideration of the bill (H.R. 2776) to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax in-
centives for the production of renewable energy 
and energy conservation. 
AUGUST 3, 2007 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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