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ponent 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 ex-
tend 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 con-
sidered as read. All points of order against provisions in 
the bill are waived. The previous question shall be consid-
ered as ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto 
to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one 
hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways 
and Means; (2) the amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute printed in part B of the report of the Committee 
on Rules accompanying this resolution, if offered by Rep-
resentative 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 separately debat-
able for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent; and (3) one motion to recom-
mit with or without instructions. 
SEC. 3. On any legislative day during the period from 
August 3, 2012, through September 7, 2012, — 
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(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 
addressed by this section shall be numbered, listed in the 
Congressional Record, and when printed shall bear the 
date of introduction, but may be referred by the Speaker 
at a later time. 
SEC. 4. The Speaker may appoint Members to per-
form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 
addressed by section 3 of this resolution as though under 
clause 8(a) of rule I. 
SEC. 5. Each day during the period addressed by sec-
tion 3 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar 
day for purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolu-
tion (50 U.S.C. 1546). 
SEC. 6. Each day during the period addressed by sec-
tion 3 of this resolution shall not constitute a legislative 
day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII. 
SEC. 7. Each day during the period addressed by sec-
tion 3 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar 
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or legislative day for purposes of clause 7(c)(1) of rule 
XXII. 
SEC. 8. It shall be in order at any time on the legisla-
tive 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 Com-
mittee 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. 
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House Calendar No. 155 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 747 
[Report No. 112–641] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6169) 
to provide for expedited consideration of a bill 
providing for comprehensive tax reform; pro-
viding for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8) to 
extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 
2001 and 2003, and for other purposes; pro-
viding for proceedings during the period from 
August 3, 2012, through September 7, 2012; 
providing for consideration of motions to suspend 
the rules; and waiving a requirement of clause 
6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of 
certain resolutions reported from the Committee 
on Rules. 
JULY 31, 2012 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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