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railroads, public transportation, and over-the-road buses 
in the United States, and for other purposes. The first 
reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of 
order against consideration of the bill are waived except 
those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General 
debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 
one hour and 20 minutes, with one hour equally divided 
and controlled by the chairman and the ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Homeland Security and 20 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure. After general debate the bill 
shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill 
for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule 
the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended 
by the Committee on Homeland Security now printed in 
the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against the committee amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 
10 of rule XXI. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, 
no amendment to the committee amendment in the nature 
of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in 
the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
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resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only in 
the order printed in the report, may be offered only by 
a Member designated in the the report, shall be considered 
as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 
report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 
an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, 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 to the House with such 
amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment 
adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to 
the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
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. During consideration in the House of H.R. 
1401 pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the op-
eration of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 
further consideration of the bill to such time as may be 
designated by the Speaker. 
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House Calendar No. 34 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 270 
[Report No. 110–74] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1401) 
to improve the security of railroads, public trans-
portation, and over-the-road buses in the United 
States, and for other purposes. 
MARCH 26, 2007 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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