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110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 110–108 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1332) TO IMPROVE 

THE ACCESS TO CAPITAL PROGRAMS OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

APRIL 24, 2007.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. ACURI, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 330] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 330, by a non-record 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 consideration of H.R. 1332, the Small 

Business Lending Improvements Act of 2007, under a structured 

rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided 

and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 

the Committee on Small Business. 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 Small Business 

now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for 

the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read. All 

points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of 

a substitute are waived except clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. 

The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in this 

report. The amendments made in order may be offered only in the 

order printed in this report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in this 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 a division of 

the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All 

points of order against the amendments except for clauses 9 and 

10 of rule XXI are waived. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Finally the rule provides that, 

notwithstanding the operation of the previous question, the Chair 


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may postpone further consideration of the bill to a time designated 

by the Speaker. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the rule waives all points of order against consideration 

of the bill and against the committee amendment in the nature of 

a substitute (except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI), the Committee is not aware of any points of order. 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. 138 

Date: April 24, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1332. 

Motion by: Mr. Dreier. 

Summary of motion: To grant an open rule. 

Results: Defeated 4–8. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; 

Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—

Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 139 

Date: April 24, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1332. 

Motion by: Mr. Dreier. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Buyer (IN), which would add 

to the bill a new Title 3 amending Section 8 of the Small Business 

Act to authorize federal contracting officials to treat small businesses owned by service-disabled veterans under the same contracting rules as those applied to businesses in the 8(a) program. 

Results: Defeated 4–8. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; 

Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions—

Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. Matheson (UT): The amendment would add ‘‘members of reserve components of the armed forces’’ as eligible to receive loans 

under the Community Express Program and the Increased Veteran 

Participation Program. (10 minutes) 

2. Matheson (UT): The amendment would include ‘‘members of 

qualified Indian tribes’’ as eligible to participate in the Community 

Express Program. (10 minutes) 

3. Cuellar (TX): The amendment would allow rural small business owners, who do not have a rural lender in their area, to receive the benefits of the Rural Lending Outreach Program through 


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loans issued by any lender enrolled in the 7(a) loan program. (10 

minutes) 

4. Inslee (WA): The amendment would add to public policy goals 

of the section 504 of Small Business Lending program a purpose 

area that would increase small-businesses access to sustainable design or low-impact design to ultimately reduce carbon-emissions 

and environmental impact. (10 minutes) 

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER UNDER THE RULE

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MATHESON

OF UTAH, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 6, line 4, insert after ‘‘Forces’’ the following: ‘‘or members 

of the reserve components of the Armed Forces’’. Page 8, line 14, insert after ‘‘Forces’’ the following: ‘‘or members 

of the reserve components of the Armed Forces’’. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MATHESON

OF UTAH, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 6, line 1, insert after ‘‘women,’’ the following: ‘‘members of 

qualified Indian tribes,’’. 

3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CUELLAR

OF TEXAS, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 5, line 2, strike the period and insert the following: ‘‘or, in 

the case of a small business concern located in a rural area that 

does not have a lender located within 30 miles of the principal 

place of business, through any lender that is enrolled in, and administers, the 7(a) loan program that the small business concern 

chooses.’’. 

4. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE INSLEE OF

WASHINGTON, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 26, strike lines 3 through 8 and insert the following: 

(2) in subparagraph (H) by striking the period at the end and 

inserting a comma; and 

(3) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following: 

‘‘(I) reduction of energy consumption by at least 10 percent, or 

‘‘(J) increased use of sustainable design or low-impact 

design to produce buildings that reduce the use of non-renewable resources, minimize environmental impact, and 

relate people with the natural environment.’’. 

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