[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 683 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                    September 27, 2007.
    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. 3121) to restore the financial solvency of the national flood 
insurance program and to provide for such program to make available multiperil 
coverage for damage resulting from windstorms and floods, and for other 
purposes. 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. 3121 pursuant to this 
resolution, notwithstanding the operation of the previous question, the Chair 
may postpone further consideration of the bill to such time as may be designated 
by the Speaker.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.