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House Calendar No. 62 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 365 
[Report No. 109–175] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2601) to authorize appropriations 
for the Department of State for the fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 18, 2005 
Mr. BISHOP, 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. 2601) to author-
ize appropriations for the Department of State for the 
fiscal years 2006 and 2007, 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. 2601) to authorize appropriations 
for the Department of State for fiscal years 2006 and 
2007, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill
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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 one hour equally di-
vided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minor-
ity member of the Committee on International Relations. 
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 amend-
ment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
International Relations now printed in the bill modified 
by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 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. Notwithstanding 
clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to that amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except 
those printed in part B of the report of the Committee 
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 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
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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 con-
clusion 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 amend-
ment 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.
House Calendar No. 62 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 365 
[Report No. 109–175] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2601) 
to authorize appropriations for the Department 
of State for the fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and 
for other purposes. 
JULY 18, 2005 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed