To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for enforcement of clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives.

Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives with respect to a point of order against consideration of legislation reported by a committee (or a related amendment) which does not list congressional earmarks or limited tax or tariff benefits (and the name of the requesting Member), or a statement that the proposition contains none.

Declares that, as disposition of such a point of order, the Chair shall put the question of consideration with respect to the measure, and it shall be debatable for 10 minutes by the Member initiating the point of order and for 10 minutes by an opponent. Declares further, however, that the question shall otherwise be decided without intervening motion except one that the House adjourn.

[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H. Res. 479 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 479

   To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for 
   enforcement of clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 
                            Representatives.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 12, 2007

  Mr. Boehner (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Putnam, Mr. McCotter, Ms. 
Granger, Mr. Carter, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. Dreier, and Mr. Cantor) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                                on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for 
   enforcement of clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 
                            Representatives.

    Resolved,  That clause 9(c) of Rule XXI is amended to read as 
follows:
            ``(c) As disposition of a point of order under paragraph 
        (a), the Chair shall put the question of consideration with 
        respect to the bill, joint resolution, or conference report, or 
        amendment described in paragraph (a)(3). The question of 
        consideration shall be debatable for 10 minutes by the Member 
        initiating the point of order and for 10 minutes by an 
        opponent, but shall otherwise be decided without intervening 
        motion except one that the House adjourn.''.
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