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peal the excise tax on medical devices. All points of order 
against consideration of the bill are waived. In lieu of the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the 
bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting 
of the text of Rules Committee Print 112-23, shall be con-
sidered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be consid-
ered as read. All points of order against provisions in the 
bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question shall 
be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on 
any further amendment thereto, to final passage without 
intervening motion except: (1) 90 minutes of debate equal-
ly divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minor-
ity member of the Committee on Ways and Means; and 
(2) one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
SEC. 2. At any time after the adoption of this resolu-
tion 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. 5882) making appropriations for 
the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2013, 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. General de-
bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 
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hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. 
After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be 
considered as read. All points of order against provisions 
in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI 
are waived. No amendment to the bill shall be in order 
except those printed in the report of the Committee on 
Rules accompanying this resolution and except pro forma 
amendments offered at any time by the chair or ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or 
their respective designees for the purpose of debate. 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 considered as read, shall be debat-
able 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. At the conclusion of consid-
eration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise 
and report the bill to the House with such amendments 
as may have been adopted. The previous question shall 
be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments 
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thereto to final passage without intervening motion except 
one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
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House Calendar No. 136 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 679 
[Report No. 112–518] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 436) 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
repeal the excise tax on medical devices, and pro-
viding for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5882) 
making appropriations for the Legislative Branch 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, 
and for other purposes. 
JUNE 6, 2012 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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