[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 956 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                      February 7, 2008.
    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. 4137) to amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, 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 Education and Labor. 
After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-
minute rule.
    Sec. 2. (a) 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 Education and Labor 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.
    (b) 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 and 
amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution.
    (c) Each amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules shall be 
considered 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.
    (d) All points of order against amendments printed in the report of the 
Committee on Rules or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this 
resolution are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI.
    Sec. 3.  It shall be in order at any time for the chairman of the Committee 
on Education and Labor or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of 
amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules not earlier disposed 
of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be considered as 
read, shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor or 
their designees, 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. The original proponent of an amendment included in such amendments en 
bloc may insert a statement in the Congressional Record immediately before the 
disposition of the amendments en bloc.
    Sec. 4.  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. 5.  During consideration in the House of H.R. 4137 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.
    Sec. 6.  House Resolution 941 is laid upon the table.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.