[House Report 111-428] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] 111th Congress Report HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 111-428 ====================================================================== PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION (H. CON. RES. 248) DIRECTING THE PRESIDENT, PURSUANT TO SECTION 5(c) OF THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION, TO REMOVE THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM AFGHANISTAN _______ March 9, 2010.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed _______ Mr. McGovern, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following R E P O R T [To accompany H. Res. 1146] The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House Resolution 1146, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION The resolution provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 248, directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan, under a closed rule. The resolution provides three hours of debate in the House with 90 minutes to be controlled by Rep. Kucinich or his designee and 90 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution. The resolution also provides that the concurrent resolution shall be considered as read. EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS Although the rule waives all points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution, the committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic.