[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 346 Engrossed in House (EH)]
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
July 13, 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. 2864) 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. 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
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. 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 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.