[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 254 Engrossed in House (EH)]
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
May 4, 2005.
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. 366) to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and
Technical Education Act of 1998 to strengthen and improve programs under that
Act. 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 Education and the
Workforce. 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 Education and the Workforce now
printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall
be considered as read. Notwithstanding 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 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 or 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.