[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 741 Engrossed in House (EH)]


H. Res. 741

                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                        March 29, 2006.
    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. 609) to amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965. 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 
chairman 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. In lieu of the amendment recommended by the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to 
consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute 
rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of the 
Rules Committee Print dated March 22, 2006. That amendment in the nature of a 
substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order against that 
amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. Notwithstanding clause 11 of 
rule XVIII, no amendment to that 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. After disposition of the 
amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules, the Committee of the 
Whole shall rise without motion. No further consideration of the bill shall be 
in order except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House.



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                                                                 Clerk.