[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[H. Res. 1620 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 House Calendar No. 236
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1620

                          [Report No. 111-594]

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4785) to amend the 
  miscellaneous rural development provisions of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
to make loans to certain entities that will use the funds to make loans 
    to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures involving 
 structural improvements and investments in cost-effective, commercial 
         off-the-shelf technologies to reduce home energy use.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 15, 2010

   Mr. McGovern, 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. 4785) to amend the 
  miscellaneous rural development provisions of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
to make loans to certain entities that will use the funds to make loans 
    to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures involving 
 structural improvements and investments in cost-effective, commercial 
         off-the-shelf technologies to reduce home energy use.

    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. 4785) to amend the 
miscellaneous rural development provisions of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
to make loans to certain entities that will use the funds to make loans 
to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures involving 
structural improvements and investments in cost-effective, commercial 
off-the-shelf technologies to reduce home energy use. 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 
amendments specified in this resolution and shall not exceed one hour 
equally divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Agriculture and the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. After general 
debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
rule. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Agriculture 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 the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution. 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 except those 
arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. 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 part B of the report of the 
Committee on Rules. Each 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. 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. 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.  The Chair may entertain a motion that the Committee rise 
only if offered by the chair of the Committee on Agriculture or his 
designee. The Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out the 
enacting words of the bill (as described in clause 9 of rule XVIII).
                                                 House Calendar No. 236

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 1620

                          [Report No. 111-594]

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                               RESOLUTION

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4785) to amend the 
  miscellaneous rural development provisions of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
to make loans to certain entities that will use the funds to make loans 
    to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures involving 
 structural improvements and investments in cost-effective, commercial 
         off-the-shelf technologies to reduce home energy use.

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                           September 15, 2010

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed