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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. 

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 

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. 

1 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 

2 resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 

3 rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 

4 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 2990) to improve ratings quality 

6 by fostering competition, transparency, and accountability 


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1 in the credit rating agency industry. The first reading of 

2 the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 

3 consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall 

4 be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal5 ly divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi6 nority member of the Committee on Financial Services. 

7 After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

8 amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order 

9 to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amend10 ment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the na11 ture of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 

12 Financial Services now printed in the bill. The committee 

13 amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be consid14 ered as read. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, 

15 no amendment to the committee amendment in the nature 

16 of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in 

17 the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 

18 resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only in 

19 the order printed in the report, may be offered only by 

20 a Member designated in the report, shall be considered 

21 as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 

22 report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 

23 an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 

24 not be subject to a demand for division of the question 

25 in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points 


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1 of order against such amendments are waived. At the con2 clusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 

3 Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 

4 such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member 

5 may demand a separate vote in the House on any amend6 ment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill 

7 or to the committee amendment in the nature of a sub8 stitute. The previous question shall be considered as or9 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

10 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

11 with or without instructions. 


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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) 

credit rating agency industry. tion, transparency, and accountability in the to improve ratings quality by fostering competiJULY 10, 2006 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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