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House Calendar No. 118 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 553 
[Report No. 109–295] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1065) to establish the United 
States Boxing Commission to protect the general welfare of boxers and 
to ensure fairness in the sport of professional boxing. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2005 
Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART, from the Committee on Rules, reported the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered 
to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1065) to estab-
lish the United States Boxing Commission to protect 
the general welfare of boxers and to ensure fairness 
in the sport of professional boxing. 
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. 1065) to establish the United States
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Boxing Commission to protect the general welfare of box-
ers and to ensure fairness in the sport of professional box-
ing. 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, with 40 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and 
20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the 
amendments recommended by the Committees on Energy 
and Commerce and the Judiciary 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 the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part 
A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
this resolution. That amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute shall be considered 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 amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute shall be in order except those printed in part B 
of the report of the Committee on Rules. Each amendment
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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 not be subject to a demand for divi-
sion 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 in-
structions.
House Calendar No. 118 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 553 
[Report No. 109–295] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1065) 
to establish the United States Boxing Commis-
sion to protect the general welfare of boxers and 
to ensure fairness in the sport of professional 
boxing. 
NOVEMBER 15, 2005 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed