Tuesday, September 12, 2006

H.R. 2965	the Judiciary	Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act
The Committee granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary.  The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.  The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read.  The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution.  The rule provides that the amendments made in order 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.  The rule waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the report.  Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

 

Emergency Measure

 

H. Res. 994	Government Reform International Relations Armed Services Intelligence Transportation & Infrastructure Homeland Security the Judiciary	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks launched against the on September 11, 2001
The Committee granted, by voice vote, a closed rule providing four hours of debate in the House equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or their designees.  The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the resolution.  The rule provides one motion to recommit which may not contain instructions.  Finally, the rule provides that, notwithstanding the operation of the previous question, the Chair may postpone further consideration of the resolution to a time designated by the speaker.