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House Calendar No. 243 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1054 
[Report No. 109–701] 
Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the 
bill (H.R. 5441) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland 
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other 
purposes and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3930) to authorize 
trial by military commission for violations of the law of war, and for 
other purposes and consideration of the bill (H.R. 4772) to simplify 
and expedite access to the Federal courts for injured parties whose 
rights and privileges under the United States Constitution have been 
deprived by final actions of Federal agencies or other government officials 
or entities acting under color of State law, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2006 
Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany the bill (H.R. 5441) making appropriations 
for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes 
and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3930) 
to authorize trial by military commission for violations 
of the law of war, and for other purposes and consider-
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ation of the bill (H.R. 4772) to simplify and expedite 
access to the Federal courts for injured parties whose 
rights and privileges under the United States Constitu-
tion have been deprived by final actions of Federal agen-
cies or other government officials or entities acting under 
color of State law, and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to consider the conference report to ac-
company the bill (H.R. 5441) making appropriations for 
the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. All 
points of order against the conference report and against 
its consideration are waived. The conference report shall 
be considered as read. 
SEC. 2. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall 
be in order without intervention of any point of order to 
consider in the House the bill (S. 3930) to authorize trial 
by military commission for violations of the law of war, 
and for other purposes. The bill shall be considered as 
read. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 
on the bill to final passage without intervening motion ex-
cept: (1) one hour of debate, with 40 minutes equally di-
vided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minor-
ity member of the Committee on Armed Services and 20 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
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and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
Judiciary; and (2) one motion to commit. 
SEC. 3. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall 
be in order without intervention of any point of order to 
consider in the House the bill (H.R. 4772) to simplify and 
expedite access to the Federal courts for injured parties 
whose rights and privileges under the United States Con-
stitution have been deprived by final actions of Federal 
agencies or other government officials or entities acting 
under color of State law, and for other purposes. The 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill 
shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall 
be considered as read. The previous question shall be con-
sidered as ordered on the bill, as amended, to final passage 
without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary; 
and (2) one motion to recommit with or without instruc-
tions. 
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House Calendar No. 243 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1054 
[Report No. 109–701] 
RESOLUTION 
Waiving points of order against the conference re-
port to accompany the bill (H.R. 5441) making 
appropriations for the Department of Homeland 
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2007, and for other purposes and providing for 
consideration of the bill (S. 3930) to authorize 
trial by military commission for violations of the 
law of war, and for other purposes and consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 4772) to simplify and ex-
pedite access to the Federal courts for injured 
parties whose rights and privileges under the 
United States Constitution have been deprived by 
final actions of Federal agencies or other govern-
ment officials or entities acting under color of 
State law, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2006 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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