H. Res. 154
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
March 16, 2005.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution 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 consideration of
the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 95) establishing the
congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2006, revising appropriate budgetary levels for fis-
cal year 2005, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels
for fiscal years 2007 through 2010. The first reading of the
concurrent resolution shall be dispensed with. All points of
order against consideration of the concurrent resolution are
waived. General debate shall not exceed five hours, with four
hours of general debate confined to the congressional budget
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking
minority member of the Committee on the Budget and one
hour of general debate on the subject of economic goals and
policies equally divided and controlled by Representative
Saxton of New Jersey and Representative Maloney of New
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York or their designees. After general debate the concurrent
resolution shall be considered for amendment under the five-
minute rule. The concurrent resolution shall be considered as
read. No amendment shall be in order except those printed
in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this
resolution. Each amendment may be offered only in the order
printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member des-
ignated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be de-
batable for the time specified in the report equally divided
and controlled by an opponent and a proponent, shall not be
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand
for division of the question in the House and in the Com-
mittee of the Whole. All points of order against such amend-
ments are waived except that the adoption of an amendment
in the nature of a substitute shall constitute the conclusion
of consideration of the concurrent resolution for amendment.
After the conclusion of consideration of the concurrent resolu-
tion for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the
concurrent resolution to the House with such amendments as
may have been adopted. The previous question shall be con-
sidered as ordered on the concurrent resolution and amend-
ments thereto to final adoption without intervening motion
except amendments offered by the chairman of the Com-
mittee on the Budget pursuant to section 305(a)(5) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to achieve mathematical
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consistency. The concurrent resolution shall not be subject to
a demand for division of the question of its adoption.
SEC. 2. After adoption of House Concurrent Resolution
95, it shall be in order to take from the Speaker’s table Sen-
ate Concurrent Resolution 18 and to consider the Senate con-
current resolution in the House. All points of order against
the Senate concurrent resolution and against its consider-
ation are waived. It shall be in order to move to strike all
after the resolving clause of the Senate concurrent resolution
and to insert in lieu thereof the provisions of House Concur-
rent Resolution 95 as adopted by the House. All points of
order against that motion are waived.
Attest:
Clerk.