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House Calendar No. 141
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 503
[Report No. 108–407] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1920) to extend for 6 months 
the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code 
is reenacted. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2004
Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution 
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1920) to extend 
for 6 months the period for which chapter 12 of title 
11 of the United States Code is reenacted.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
resolution 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 (S. 1920) to extend for 6 months the pe-
riod for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States 
Code is reenacted. The first reading of the bill shall be
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dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to the 
bill and the amendments made in order by this resolution 
and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and con-
trolled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on the Judiciary. 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 an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting 
of the text of H.R. 975 as passed by the House. That 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be consid-
ered as read. All points of order against that amendment 
in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment 
to that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
in order except those printed in the report of the Com-
mittee 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 con-
sidered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified 
in the report equally divided and controlled by the pro-
ponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amend-
ment, 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 consideration of the bill for
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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 amendment in the nature 
of a substitute made in order as original text. 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 in-
structions. 
SEC. 2. If the Senate bill, as amended, is passed, then 
it shall be in order to move that the House insist on its 
amendment to S. 1920 and request a conference thereon.
House Calendar No. 141
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 503
[Report No. 108–407] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1920) to 
extend for 6 months the period for which chapter 
12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reen-
acted. 
JANUARY 27, 2004
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed