[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 319 Engrossed in House (EH)]
H. Res. 319
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
June 16, 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. 2745) to reform the United Nations, 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 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on International
Relations. 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 International Relations 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, 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.
(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.
(e)(1) Consideration of amendments printed in subpart A of part 1 of the
report of the Committee on Rules shall begin with an additional period of
general debate, which shall be confined to the subject of accountability of the
United Nations and shall not exceed 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on International
Relations.
(2) Consideration of amendments printed in subpart B of part 1 of the report
of the Committee on Rules shall begin with an additional period of general
debate, which shall be confined to the subject of United Nations peacekeeping
operations and shall not exceed 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on International
Relations.
(3) Consideration of amendments printed in subpart C of part 1 of the report
of the Committee on Rules shall begin with an additional period of general
debate, which shall be confined to the subject of the International Atomic
Energy Agency and shall not exceed 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on International
Relations.
(4) Consideration of amendments printed in subpart D of part 1 of the report
of the Committee on Rules shall begin with an additional period of general
debate, which shall be confined to the subject of human rights and shall not
exceed 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking
minority member of the Committee on International Relations.
(5) Consideration of amendments printed in subpart E of part 1 of the report
of the Committee on Rules shall begin with an additional period of general
debate, which shall be confined to the subject of the Oil-for-Food Program and
shall not exceed 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and
ranking minority member of the Committee on International Relations.
Sec. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chairman of the Committee
on International Relations or his designee to offer amendments en bloc
consisting of amendments printed in part 2 of the report of the Committee on
Rules not earlier disposed of or germane modifications of any such amendment.
Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be considered as read
(except that modifications shall be reported), shall be debatable for 20 minutes
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of
the Committee on International Relations 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. For the purpose of
inclusion in such amendments en bloc, an amendment printed in the form of a
motion to strike may be modified to the form of a germane perfecting amendment
to the text originally proposed to be stricken. 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. 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.