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[H. Res. 720 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 House Calendar No. 132
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 720

                          [Report No. 110-369]

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2895) to establish the 
 National Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United 
      States to provide for the construction, rehabilitation, and 
  preservation of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income 
                               families.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 9, 2007

    Ms. Castor, 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. 2895) to establish the 
 National Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United 
      States to provide for the construction, rehabilitation, and 
  preservation of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income 
                               families.

    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. 2895) to establish the 
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United 
States to provide for the construction, rehabilitation, and 
preservation of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income 
families. 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. It shall be in 
order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 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. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
considered as read. All points of order against the committee amendment 
in the nature of a substitute are waived except those arising under 
clause 10 of rule XXI. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no 
amendment to the committee 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 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 to the 
House with such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the 
Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. 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. 2895 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.
                                                 House Calendar No. 132

110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 720

                          [Report No. 110-369]

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                               RESOLUTION

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2895) to establish the 
 National Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United 
      States to provide for the construction, rehabilitation, and 
  preservation of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income 
                               families.

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                            October 9, 2007

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed