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House Calendar No. 237 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1277 
[Report No. 110–718] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5781) to provide that 8 of 
the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee 
shall be paid leave, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 17, 2008 
Mr. MCGOVERN, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5781) to provide 
that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available 
to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other 
purposes. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution 
it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
5781) to provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave 
made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, 
and for other purposes. All points of order against consid-
eration of the bill are waived except those arising under 
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clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature 
of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform now printed in the bill shall 
be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be 
considered as read. All points of order against provisions 
of the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, 
and on any amendment thereto, to final passage without 
intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform; (2) the amendment printed in the report 
of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, 
if offered by Representative Davis of Illinois or his des-
ignee, which shall be in order without intervention of any 
point of order except those arising under clause 9 or 10 
of rule XXI, shall be considered as read, and shall be sepa-
rately debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and con-
trolled by the proponent and an opponent; and (3) one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
SEC. 2. During consideration of H.R. 5781 pursuant 
to this resolution, notwithstanding the operation of the 
previous question, the Chair may postpone further consid-
eration of the bill to such time as may be designated by 
the Speaker. 
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House Calendar No. 237 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1277 
[Report No. 110–718] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5781) 
to provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental 
leave made available to a Federal employee shall 
be paid leave, and for other purposes. 
JUNE 17, 2008 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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