H. Res. 952
In the House of Representatives, U.S., 
July 27, 2006.
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 bill (H.R. 4157) to amend the Social Security Act to en-
courage the dissemination, security, confidentiality, and use-
fulness of health information technology. The first reading of 
the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 
consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be 
confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour, with 35 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce and 25 minutes equally divided and controlled by 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Ways and Means. After general debate the bill shall be 
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu 
of the amendments recommended by the Committees on En-
ergy and Commerce and Ways and Means now printed in the
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bill, the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in 
part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution, modified by the amendment printed 
in part B of such report, shall be considered as adopted in 
the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as 
amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the pur-
pose of further amendment under the five-minute rule and 
shall be considered as read. All points of order against provi-
sions in the bill, as amended, are waived. Notwithstanding 
clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the bill, as amend-
ed, shall be in order except those printed in part C of the 
report of the Committee on Rules. 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 debatable for the time speci-
fied in the report equally divided and controlled by the pro-
ponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, 
and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the ques-
tion in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All 
points of order against such amendments are waived. At the 
conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the 
House with such further amendments as may have been 
adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 
on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without
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intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. 
SEC. 2. After passage of H.R. 4157, it shall be in order 
to consider in the House S. 1418. All points of order against 
the Senate bill and against its consideration are waived. It 
shall be in order to move to strike all after the enacting 
clause of the Senate bill and to insert in lieu thereof the pro-
visions of H.R. 4157 as passed by the House. All points of 
order against that motion are waived. If the motion is adopt-
ed and the Senate bill, as amended, is passed, then it shall 
be in order to move that the House insist on its amendments 
to S. 1418 and request a conference with the Senate thereon. 
SEC. 3. House Resolution 924 is laid upon the table. 
Attest:
Clerk.