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[H. Res. 906 Reported in House (RH)]







                                                 House Calendar No. 209
109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 906

                          [Report No. 109-550]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2990) to improve ratings 
 quality by fostering competition, transparency, and accountability in 
                   the credit rating agency industry.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 10, 2006

   Mrs. Capito, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2990) to improve ratings 
 quality by fostering competition, transparency, and accountability in 
                   the credit rating agency industry.

    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 consideration of the bill (H.R. 2990) to improve ratings 
quality by fostering competition, transparency, and accountability in 
the credit rating agency industry. The first reading of the bill shall 
be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of the 
bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 
not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services. After 
general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill 
for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment 
in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial 
Services now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the nature 
of a substitute shall be considered as read. Notwithstanding clause 11 
of rule XVIII, no amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of 
a substitute shall be in order except those printed in the report of 
the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such 
amendment 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 in the House or in the Committee of the 
Whole. All points of order against such amendments are waived. At the 
conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee 
shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may 
have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House 
on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or 
to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 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.
                                                 House Calendar No. 209

109th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 906

                          [Report No. 109-550]

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2990) to improve ratings 
 quality by fostering competition, transparency, and accountability in 
                   the credit rating agency industry.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 10, 2006

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed`