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House Calendar No. 224 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 981 
[Report No. 109–642] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 503) to amend the Horse Protec-
tion Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiv-
ing, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other 
equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 
Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART, from the Committee on Rules, reported the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered 
to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 503) to amend 
the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, trans-
porting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, pur-
chasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines 
to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other 
purposes. 
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 
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of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 503) to amend the Horse Protection 
Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, deliv-
ering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or dona-
tion of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for 
human consumption, 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 
debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 
one hour and twenty minutes equally divided and con-
trolled by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader 
or their designees. After general debate the bill shall be 
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The 
bill shall be considered as read. Notwithstanding clause 
11 of rule XVIII, no amendment shall be in order except 
those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules ac-
companying this resolution. 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 
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 divi-
sion of the question in the House or in the Committee 
of the Whole. All points of order against such amendments 
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are waived. 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. 
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House Calendar No. 224 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 981 
[Report No. 109–642] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 503) 
to amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit 
the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, re-
ceiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or dona-
tion of horses and other equines to be slaugh-
tered for human consumption, and for other pur-
poses. 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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