•HRES 724 RH 
States Code, to prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and 
hazardous materials releases, to authorize the Federal 
Railroad Safety Administration, 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 
except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 
General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not 
exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure. After general de-
bate 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 amendment under the five- 
minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure now printed in the bill. The committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be consid-
ered as read. All points of order against the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived except 
those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. Notwith-
standing clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute 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 
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•HRES 724 RH 
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 an opponent, shall 
not be subject to amendment, and shall 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 except those arising under 
clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. At the conclusion of consider-
ation 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 com-
mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The pre-
vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 
and amendments thereto to final passage without inter-
vening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. 
SEC. 2. During consideration in the House of H.R. 
2095 pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the op-
eration of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 
further consideration of the bill to such time as may be 
designated by the Speaker. 
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House Calendar No. 133 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 724 
[Report No. 110–371] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2095) 
to amend title 49, United States Code, to prevent 
railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous mate-
rials releases, to authorize the Federal Railroad 
Safety Administration, and for other purposes. 
OCTOBER 10, 2007 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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