[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 697 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 697

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         July 31, 2009.
    Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to 
consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3269) to amend the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation 
and to prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial 
institutions. 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. The amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill shall 
be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All 
points of order against provisions of the bill, as amended, are waived. The 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, to 
final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Financial Services; (2) the amendment printed in the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, if offered by Representative 
Frank of Massachusetts or his designee, which shall be considered as read, shall 
be separately debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of 
the question; (3) the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the 
report of the Committee on Rules, if offered by Representative Garrett of New 
Jersey or his designee, which shall be considered as read, and shall be 
separately debatable for 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent; and (4) one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions.
    Sec. 2.  All points of order against amendments printed in the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution are waived except those arising 
under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI.
    Sec. 3.  During consideration of an amendment printed in the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, the Chair may postpone the 
question of adoption as though under clause 8 of rule XX.
    Sec. 4.  In the engrossment of H.R. 3269, the Clerk is authorized to make 
technical and conforming changes to amendatory instructions.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.