[House Report 109-55]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



109th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                     109-55

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 22, EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THAT AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESSES ARE ENTITLED TO 
                    A SMALL BUSINESS BILL OF RIGHTS

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   April 26, 2005.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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   Mrs. Capito, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 235]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 235, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for the consideration of H. Res. 
22, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
American small businesses are entitled to a Small Business Bill 
of Rights. The rule provides one hour of debate in the House 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Small Business. The rule 
provides that the amendments to the resolution and the preamble 
recommended by the Committee on Small Business now printed in 
the resolution are considered as adopted. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the resolution.
    Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit, which 
may not contain instructions.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The Committee is not aware of any points of order against 
consideration of the resolution. The waiver of all points of 
order against consideration of the resolution is prophylactic 
in nature.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    Pursuant to clause 3(b) of House rule XIII the results of 
each record vote on an amendment or motion to report, together 
with the names of those voting for and against, are printed 
below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 47

    Date: April 26, 2005.
    Measure: H. Res. 22, Expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives that American small businesses are entitled to 
a Small Business Bill of Rights.
    Motion by: Mr. McGovern.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide the 
appropriate waivers for the amendment offered by Mr. McGovern, 
which states that discriminating practices have no place in 
determining the success or failure of a business. Adds the 
following clauses: ``Whereas small businesses owned by women 
and minorities play a vital role in contributing to and driving 
the American marketplace; Whereas even after controlling for 
differences that might affect applications, such as credit 
history, minority-owned businesses are just as likely as white-
owned firms to apply for new credit, but are roughly twice as 
likely to be denied credit as white business owners;''.
    Results: Defeated 4 to 9.
    Vote by Members: Diaz-Balart--Nay; Hastings (WA)--Nay; 
Sessions--Nay; Putnam--Nay; Capito--Nay; Cole--Nay; Bishop--
Nay; Gingrey--Nay; Slaughter--Yea; McGovern--Yea; Hastings 
(FL)--Yea; Matsui--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

                                  
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