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House Calendar No. 84 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 609 
[Report No. 111–191] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2997) making appropriations 
for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2010, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 7, 2009 
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. 2997) making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies pro-
grams for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, 
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. 2997) making appropriations for 
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•HRES 609 RH 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Adminis-
tration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, 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 chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropria-
tions. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule. Points of order 
against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with 
clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. Notwithstanding clause 
11 of rule XVIII, except as provided in section 2, no 
amendment shall be in order except: (1) the amendment 
printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution; (2) the amendments printed 
in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules; (3) 
not to exceed one of the amendments printed in part C 
of the report of the Committee on Rules if offered by Rep-
resentative Campbell of California or his designee; (4) not 
to exceed three of the amendments printed in part D of 
the report of the Committee on Rules if offered by Rep-
resentative Flake of Arizona or his designee; and (5) not 
to exceed one of the amendments printed in part E of the 
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•HRES 609 RH 
report of the Committee on Rules if offered by Represent-
ative Hensarling of Texas or his designee. Each such 
amendment may be offered only by a Member designated 
in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debat-
able for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent, 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 and except that an amendment 
printed in part B through E of the report of the Com-
mittee on Rules may be offered only at the appropriate 
point in the reading. 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. In the case of sundry amendments re-
ported from the Committee, the question of their adoption 
shall be put to the House en gros and without division 
of the question. 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. After consideration of the bill for amendment, 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Appropriations or their designees each may offer one 
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pro forma amendment to the bill for the purpose of debate, 
which shall be controlled by the proponent. 
SEC. 3. The Chair may entertain a motion that the 
Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations or his designee. The Chair may 
not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting words 
of the bill (as described in clause 9 of rule XVIII). 
SEC. 4. During consideration of H.R. 2997, the Chair 
may reduce to two minutes the minimum time for elec-
tronic voting under clause 6 of rule XVIII and clauses 8 
and 9 of rule XX. 
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House Calendar No. 84 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 609 
[Report No. 111–191] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2997) 
making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural De-
velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, and for other pur-
poses. 
JULY 7, 2009 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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