[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 725 Engrossed in House (EH)]
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
July 20, 2004.
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. 3574) to require the mandatory expensing of stock options granted to
executive officers, 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. 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 Financial Services. 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
Financial Services now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the
nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. 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.