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House Calendar No. 5
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 69
[Report No. 108–9] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to reauthorize and improve 
the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for 
needy families, improve access to quality child care, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2003
Ms. PRYCE, 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 (H.R. 4) to reauthorize 
and improve the program of block grants to States for 
temporary assistance for needy families, improve access 
to quality child care, 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 
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 4) to reauthorize and improve the
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program of block grants to States for temporary assist-
ance for needy families, improve access to quality child 
care, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 
shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consid-
eration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con-
fined to the bill and shall not exceed two hours, with 50 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways 
and Means, 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce, and 30 minutes 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce. After general debate the bill shall be consid-
ered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill 
shall be considered as read. No amendment to the bill shall 
be in order except those printed in the report of the Com-
mittee 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 be debat-
able for the time specified in the report equally divided 
and controlled by the proponent and opponent, and shall 
not be subject to amendment. All points of order against 
such amendments are waived except that the adoption of
HRES 69 RH 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute shall con-
stitute the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 
amendment. 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.
House Calendar No. 5
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 69
[Report No. 108–9] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to 
reauthorize and improve the program of block 
grants to States for temporary assistance for 
needy families, improve access to quality child 
care, and for other purposes. 
FEBRUARY 12, 2003
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed