[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 964 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 964

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                     December 10, 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 further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 4173) to provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect 
consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, 
to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, and for other purposes. No 
further general debate shall be in order.
    Sec. 2.  (a) The bill, as amended, shall be considered for amendment under 
the five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived.
    (b) Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no further amendment to the 
bill, as amended, shall be in order except the amendments 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 (except as specified in 
section 4 of this resolution), 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.
    (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 chair of the Committee on 
Financial Services or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of 
amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this 
section shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Financial Services or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and 
shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. 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.  The Chair of the Committee of the Whole may recognize for 
consideration of any amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution out of the order printed, but not sooner than 30 
minutes after the chair of the Committee on Financial Services or his designee 
announces from the floor a request to that effect.
    Sec. 5.  At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the House with such 
further amendments as may have been adopted. In the case of sundry amendments 
reported from the Committee, the question of their adoption shall be put to the 
House en gros and without division of the question. 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. 6.  The Chair may entertain a motion that the Committee rise only if 
offered by the chair of the Committee on Financial Services 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).
    Sec. 7.  During consideration of H.R. 4173, the Chair may reduce to two 
minutes the minimum time for electronic voting under clause 6 of rule XVIII and 
clauses 8 and 9 of rule XX.
    Sec. 8.  In the engrossment of H.R. 4173, the Clerk is authorized to make 
technical and conforming changes to amendatory instructions.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.