IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 788 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4423) making appropriations 
for the Department of Veterans Affairs for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2004, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2004 
Mr. OBEY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4423) making 
appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for 
other purposes. 
Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this 
resolution the Speaker shall, 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. 4423) making appropriations for 
the Department of Veterans Affairs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes. The 
first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points
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of order against the bill and against its consideration are 
waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and 
shall not exceed 90 minutes with one hour equally divided 
and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Appropriations and 30 min-
utes 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. During consid-
eration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition 
on the basis of whether the Member offering an amend-
ment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the Con-
gressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 
8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be consid-
ered as read. 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. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. 
SEC. 2. If the Committee of the Whole rises and re-
ports that it has come to no resolution on the bill, then 
on the next legislative day the House shall, immediately
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after the third daily order of business under clause 1 of 
rule XIV, resolve into the Committee of the Whole for fur-
ther consideration of the bill. 
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of order against the bill and against its consideration are 
waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and 
shall not exceed 90 minutes with one hour equally divided 
and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Appropriations and 30 min-
utes 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. During consid-
eration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition 
on the basis of whether the Member offering an amend-
ment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the Con-
gressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 
8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be consid-
ered as read. 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. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. 
SEC. 2. If the Committee of the Whole rises and re-
ports that it has come to no resolution on the bill, then 
on the next legislative day the House shall, immediately
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after the third daily order of business under clause 1 of 
rule XIV, resolve into the Committee of the Whole for fur-
ther consideration of the bill. 
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