[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H. Res. 254 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                  House Calendar No. 27
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 254

                          [Report No. 110-53]

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1227) to assist in the 
  provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by 
                           Hurricane Katrina.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 19, 2007

    Mr. Welch of Vermont, from the Committee on Rules, reported the 
  following resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and 
                         ordered to be printed

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1227) to assist in the 
  provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by 
                           Hurricane Katrina.

    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. 1227) to assist in the 
provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by 
Hurricane Katrina. 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 chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Financial Services. After general debate the bill 
shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
Financial Services now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment 
printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
this resolution, shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the 
Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as 
the original bill for the purpose of further amendment under the five-
minute rule and shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. Notwithstanding 
clause 11 of rule XVIII, no further amendment to the bill, as amended, 
shall be in order except those printed in part B of the report of the 
Committee on Rules. Each further 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 further 
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, as amended, to the House with 
such further amendments as may have been adopted. 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.
    Sec. 2. During consideration in the House of H.R. 1227 pursuant to 
this resolution, notwithstanding the operation of the previous 
question, the Chair may postpone further consideration of the bill to a 
time designated by the Speaker.
                                                  House Calendar No. 27

110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 254

                          [Report No. 110-53]

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                               RESOLUTION

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1227) to assist in the 
  provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by 
                           Hurricane Katrina.

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                             March 19, 2007

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed