H. Res. 747 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
August 1, 2012. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
6169) to provide for expedited consideration of a bill pro-
viding for comprehensive tax reform. All points of order 
against consideration of the bill are waived. The bill shall be 
considered as read. All points of order against provisions in 
the bill are waived. The previous question shall be considered 
as ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final 
passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of 
debate on the bill equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules; (2) 
two hours of debate on the subject of reforming the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Ways and Means; (3) the amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute printed in part A of the report of the Committee on 
Rules accompanying this resolution, if offered by Representa-
tive Slaughter of New York or her designee, which shall be
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in order without intervention of any point of order, shall be 
considered as read, and shall be separately debatable for 20 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 
an opponent; and (4) one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. 
SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 8) to extend 
certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, and 
for other purposes. All points of order against consideration 
of the bill are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. 
All points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. 
The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage without 
intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally di-
vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority mem-
ber of the Committee on Ways and Means; (2) the amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute printed in part B of the 
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolu-
tion, if offered by Representative Levin of Michigan or his 
designee, which shall be in order without intervention of any 
point of order, shall be considered as read, and shall be sepa-
rately debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled 
by the proponent and an opponent; and (3) one motion to re-
commit with or without instructions.
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SEC. 3. On any legislative day during the period from 
August 3, 2012, through September 7, 2012— 
(a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day 
shall be considered as approved; 
(b) the Chair may at any time declare the House ad-
journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 
clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an-
nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment; and 
(c) bills and resolutions introduced during the period ad-
dressed by this section shall be numbered, listed in the Con-
gressional Record, and when printed shall bear the date of in-
troduction, but may be referred by the Speaker at a later 
time. 
SEC. 4. The Speaker may appoint Members to perform 
the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period ad-
dressed by section 3 of this resolution as though under clause 
8(a) of rule I. 
SEC. 5. Each day during the period addressed by section 
3 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar day for 
purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolution (50 
U.S.C. 1546). 
SEC. 6. Each day during the period addressed by section 
3 of this resolution shall not constitute a legislative day for 
purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII.
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SEC. 7. Each day during the period addressed by section 
3 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar or legisla-
tive day for purposes of clause 7(c)(1) of rule XXII. 
SEC. 8. It shall be in order at any time on the legislative 
day of August 2, 2012, for the Speaker to entertain motions 
that the House suspend the rules as though under clause 1 
of rule XV. 
SEC. 9. The requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for 
a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on 
Rules on the same day it is presented to the House is waived 
with respect to any resolution reported through the legislative 
day of August 2, 2012. 
SEC. 10. (a) In the engrossment of H.R. 8 the Clerk 
shall— 
(1) add the text of H.R. 6169, as passed by the 
House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 8; 
(2) conform the title of H.R. 8 to reflect the addi-
tion of H.R. 6169, as passed by the House, to the en-
grossment; 
(3) assign appropriate designations to provisions 
within the engrossment; and 
(4) conform provisions for short titles within the en-
grossment.
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(b) Upon the addition of the text of H.R. 6169, as 
passed by the House, to the engrossment of H.R. 8, H.R. 
6169 shall be laid on the table. 
Attest: 
Clerk.