[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 952 Engrossed in House (EH)]
H. Res. 952
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
July 27, 2006.
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. 4157) to amend the Social Security Act to encourage the
dissemination, security, confidentiality, and usefulness of health information
technology. 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, with 35 minutes equally
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Energy and Commerce and 25 minutes equally divided and controlled
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means.
After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-
minute rule. In lieu of the amendments recommended by the Committees on Energy
and Commerce and Ways and Means now printed in the bill, the amendment in the
nature of a substitute printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules
accompanying this resolution, modified by the amendment printed in part B of
such report, shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of
the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill for
the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute rule and shall be
considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as
amended, are waived. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to
the bill, as amended, shall be in order except those printed in part C of the
report of the Committee on Rules. 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, as amended, to the House with such further amendments as may have been
adopted. 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. 2. After passage of H.R. 4157, it shall be in order to consider in the
House S. 1418. All points of order against the Senate bill and against its
consideration are waived. It shall be in order to move to strike all after the
enacting clause of the Senate bill and to insert in lieu thereof the provisions
of H.R. 4157 as passed by the House. All points of order against that motion are
waived. If the motion is adopted and the Senate bill, as amended, is passed,
then it shall be in order to move that the House insist on its amendments to S.
1418 and request a conference with the Senate thereon.
Sec. 3. House Resolution 924 is laid upon the table.
Attest:
Clerk.