NOTICE OF ACTION Tuesday, July 8, 2003 4:30 P.M. _______________________________________   H.R. 2211 Education and the Workforce Ready to Teach Act of 2003 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 Education and the Workforce. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce 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 waives all points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution. The rule provides that the amendments printed in the report shall be considered 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 a 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.   H.R. 438 Education and the Workforce Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2003 The Committee granted, by voice vote a modified closed rule providing one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. 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 Education and the Workforce 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 waives all points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The rule makes in order the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution, if offered by Representative George Miller of California or his designee, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for ten minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives all points of order against the amendment printed in the report. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.   H.R. 2657 Appropriations Legislative Branch Appropriations, 2004 The Committee granted, by voice vote, a closed rule providing one hour of debate in the House on the bill equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The rule waives all points of order against the bill and against its consideration. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.   Emergency Measure H.R. 2660 Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2004 The Committee granted, by a vote of 7 to 2, an open rule waiving all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that general debate shall be confined to the bill. Under the rules of the House the bill shall be read for amendment by paragraph. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, except as specified in the resolution. The rule authorizes the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.