[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 375 Engrossed in House (EH)]
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
September 24, 2003.
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 consideration of the
bill (H.R. 2557) to provide for the conservation and development of water and
related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various
projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for
other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. 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 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 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 considered as read.
All points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a
substitute are waived. No amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of
a substitute shall be in order except those printed in the report of the
Committee 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 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 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 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 committee amendment in the nature
of a substitute. 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.
Attest:
Clerk.