[House Report 110-867]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     110-867

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 5244) TO AMEND THE TRUTH 
IN LENDING ACT TO ESTABLISH FAIR AND TRANSPARENT PRACTICES RELATING TO 
THE EXTENSION OF CREDIT UNDER AN OPEN END CONSUMER CREDIT PLAN, AND FOR 
                             OTHER PURPOSES

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September  22, 2008.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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          Mr. Welch of Vermont, from the Committee on Rules, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                      [To accompany H. Res. 1476]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 1476, by a record vote of 7-4, report the same 
to the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 5244, the 
``Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008,'' under a 
closed rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Financial Services. The 
rule waives all points of order against consideration of the 
bill except clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides 
that 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 and the bill, as amended, shall 
be considered as read. All points of order against provisions 
of the bill, as amended, are waived. This waiver does not 
affect the point of order available under clause 9 of rule XXI 
(regarding earmark disclosure).
    The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. The rule provides that, notwithstanding the 
operation of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 
further consideration of the bill to a time designated by the 
Speaker. The rule allows the chairman of the Committee on Armed 
Services to insert in the Congressional Record at any time 
during the remainder of the second session of the 110th 
Congress such material as he may deem explanatory of defense 
authorization measures for the fiscal year 2009.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill (except for those arising under 
clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI), and all points of order against 
provisions of the bill, as amended, the Committee is not aware 
of any points of order against the bill or its consideration. 
The waivers are prophylactic in nature.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    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. 601

    Date: September 22, 2008.
    Measure: H.R. 5244.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To grant an open rule.
    Results: Defeated 4-7.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Sutton--Nay; 
Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea.

Rules Committee record vote No. 602

    Date: September 22, 2008.
    Measure: H.R. 5244.
    Motion by: Mr. Hastings (FL).
    Summary of motion: To report the rule.
    Results: Adopted 7-4.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Yea; Hastings (FL)--Yea; 
Matsui--Yea; Welch--Yea; Castor--Yea; Arcuri--Yea; Sutton--Yea; 
Dreier--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Nay; Hastings (WA)--Nay; Sessions--
Nay.

                                  
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