[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 293 Engrossed in House (EH)]
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
May 25, 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. 1815) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for fiscal year 2006, 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 the amendments
made in order by this resolution and shall not exceed one hour equally divided
and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on
Armed Services. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment
under the five-minute rule.
Sec. 2. (a) 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 Armed Services 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.
(b) 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 and
amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution.
(c) Each amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules shall be
considered only in the order printed in the report (except as specified in
section 4 of this resolution), may be offered only by a Member designated in the
report, shall be considered as read, and shall not be subject to a demand for
division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. Each
amendment printed in the report shall be debatable as specified in the report
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent and shall not be
subject to amendment (except that the chairman and ranking minority member of
the Committee on Armed Services each may offer one pro forma amendment for the
purpose of further debate on any pending amendment).
(d) All points of order against amendments printed in the report of the
Committee on Rules or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this
resolution are waived.
Sec. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chairman of the Committee
on Armed Services or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of
amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this
resolution not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this
section shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 40 minutes equally
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Armed Services or their designees, 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. The original proponent of an
amendment included in such amendments en bloc may insert a statement in the
Congressional Record immediately before the disposition of the amendments en
bloc.
Sec. 4. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may recognize for
consideration of any amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules
accompanying this resolution out of the order printed, but not sooner than one
hour after the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services or a designee
announces from the floor a request to that effect.
Sec. 5. 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.
Sec. 6. During consideration of the bill under this resolution--
(1) after a motion that the Committee rise has been rejected on a
legislative day, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may
entertain another such motion on that day only if offered by the
chairman of the Committee on Armed Services or the Majority Leader or a
designee; and
(2) after a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill (as
described in clause 9 of rule XVIII) has been rejected, the Chairman may
not entertain another such motion.
Attest:
Clerk.