Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1145) to implement a National Water Research and Development Initiative, and for other purposes.

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1145) to implement a National Water Research and Development Initiative.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 352 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                  House Calendar No. 44
111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 352

                          [Report No. 111-82]

  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1145) to implement a 
   National Water Research and Development Initiative, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 22, 2009

   Mr. Arcuri, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following 
  resolution; which was referred to House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1145) to implement a 
   National Water Research and Development Initiative, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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. 1145) to implement a 
National Water Research and Development Initiative, 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 except 
those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General debate shall be 
confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Science and Technology. 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 Science and Technology 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 except those arising 
under clause 10 of rule XXI. 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 except those arising under 
clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 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.
                                                  House Calendar No. 44

111th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 352

                          [Report No. 111-82]

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                               RESOLUTION

  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1145) to implement a 
   National Water Research and Development Initiative, and for other 
                               purposes.

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                             April 22, 2009

          Referred to House Calendar and ordered to be printed