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House Calendar No. 111 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 540 
[Report No. 112–389] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3521) to amend the Congres-
sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for 
a legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2012 
Mr. WOODALL, 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. 3521) to amend 
the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act 
of 1974 to provide for a legislative line-item veto to 
expedite consideration of rescissions, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 (H.R. 3521) to amend the Congressional 
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Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide 
for a legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of 
rescissions, 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 equal-
ly divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on the Budget and 
Representative Simpson of Idaho or his designee. After 
general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 
under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendments rec-
ommended by the Committees on the Budget and Rules 
now printed in the bill, 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 sub-
stitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 
112-12. That amendment in the nature of a substitute 
shall be considered 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 sub-
stitute shall be in order except those printed in the report 
of the Committee on Rules accompanying 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 
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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 sub-
ject 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 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 instructions. 
SEC. 2. It shall be in order at any time on the legisla-
tive day of February 9, 2012, for the Speaker to entertain 
motions that the House suspend the rules, as though 
under clause 1(c) of rule XV, relating to a measure ad-
dressing securities trading based on nonpublic informa-
tion. 
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House Calendar No. 111 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 540 
[Report No. 112–389] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3521) 
to amend the Congressional Budget and Im-
poundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for a 
legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration 
of rescissions, and for other purposes. 
FEBRUARY 7, 2012 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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