[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 610 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 610

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                          July 8, 2009.
    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. 2965) to amend the Small Business Act with respect to the Small 
Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer 
Program, 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 1 hour, with 40 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Small Business and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Science and Technology. After 
general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 5-minute 
rule. In lieu of the amendment recommended by the Committee on Science and 
Technology now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an 
original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 5-minute rule the amendment 
in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Small Business 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. The proponent of any such amendment may modify its 
amendatory instructions before the question is put thereon. 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 Small Business or her 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).
    Sec. 3.  During consideration of H.R. 2965, the Chair may reduce to 2 
minutes the minimum time for electronic voting under clause 6 of rule XVIII and 
clauses 8 and 9 of rule XX.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.