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Virginia Foxx: By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 470 and ask for its immediate consideration. The…

On the recordNovember 18, 2011
By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 470 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 470 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. 3094) to amend the National Labor Relations Act with respect to representation hearings and the timing of elections of labor organizations under that Act. 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 chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. 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 Education and the Workforce 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.…
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina
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Nov 18, 2011

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