[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 88 (Monday, June 14, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D665-D666]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5486, SMALL BUSINESS JOBS TAX 
RELIEF, AND H.R. 5297, SMALL BUSINESS LENDING FUND ACT OF 2010


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  On page D665, June 14, 2010, the Record reads: Committee 
Meetings PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5486, SMALL BUSINESS 
JOBS TAX RELIEF, AND H.R. 5279, SMALL BUSINESS LEADING FUNDS ACT 
OF 2010
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: PROVIDING FOR 
CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5486, SMALL BUSINESS JOBS TAX RELIEF, AND 
H.R. 5297, SMALL BUSINESS LEADING FUNDS ACT OF 2010


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Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a closed rule. The 
rule provides one hour of general debate on H.R. 5486, the ``Small 
Business Jobs Tax Relief Act of 2010,'' equally divided and controlled 
by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and 
Means. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the 
bill except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The rule 
provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The rule waives all 
points of order against the bill. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit H.R. 5486 with or without instructions.
  The rule also provides for consideration of H.R. 5297, the Small 
Business Lending Fund Act of 2010, under a structured rule. The rule 
provides one hour of general debate with 30 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the Chair and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on 
Financial Services and 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Small Business. 
The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill 
except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides that in lieu 
of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on Financial Services, the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules, 
modified by the amendment printed in part B of the report, shall be 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall 
be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. The rule makes in order only 
those amendments printed in part C of the report. The rule provides 
that the amendments made in order 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. The rule 
waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part C of 
the report except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The resolution 
provides one motion to recommit H.R. 5297 with or without instructions. 
The rule provides that 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 and provides that

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the Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting words 
of the bill (as described in clause 9 of rule XVIII).
  The rule provides that in the engrossment of H.R. 5297, the Clerk is 
authorized to make technical and conforming changes to amendatory 
instructions. It also provides that in the engrossment of H.R. 5297, 
the Clerk shall add the text of H.R. 5486, as passed by the House, at 
the end of H.R. 5297 and that H.R. 5486 shall be laid on the table.
  The rule waives clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to 
consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is 
presented to the House with respect to any resolution reported through 
the legislative day of June 18, 2010, providing for consideration or 
disposition of any Senate amendment to the House amendment to the 
Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4213) to amendment the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for 
other purposes.
  The rule provides that measures may be considered under suspensions 
of the rules at any time through the legislative day of June 18, 2010. 
The Speaker or her designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or 
his designee on the designation of any matter for consideration 
pursuant to this section.
  Testimony was heard by Chairman Frank (MA), Chairwoman Velazquez, 
Chairman Levin, and Representatives Al Green (TX), Bean, Jackson Lee 
(TX), Hall (NY), Chu and Neugebauer.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.