H. Res. 736 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

February 14, 2018. 

Resolved, That at any time after 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. 620) to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 

1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the 

requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and 

cure period before the commencement of a private civil action, and for other purposes. 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 chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on the Judiciary. After general debate the bill 

shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 

rule. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order 

against provisions in the bill are waived. No amendment to 

the bill shall be in order except those printed in part A of 
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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. 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. 

SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3299) to amend 

the Revised Statutes, the Home Owners’ Loan Act, the Federal Credit Union Act, and the Federal Deposit Insurance 

Act to require the rate of interest on certain loans remain unchanged after transfer of the loan, and for other purposes. 

All points of order against consideration of the bill are 

waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of 

order against provisions in the bill are waived. The previous 
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question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and on any 

amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Financial Services; and (2) one motion to recommit. 

SEC. 3. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3978) to amend 

the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify 

requirements related to mortgage disclosures, and for other 

purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill 

are waived. An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115–59, modified by the amendment printed in part B of the report of the 

Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be 

considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, 

as amended, are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto, to final passage without intervening 

motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and 

controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Financial Services; (2) the further amendment 

printed in part C of the report of the Committee on Rules, 

if offered by the Member designated in the report, which shall 
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be in order without intervention of any point of order, shall 

be considered as read, shall be separately debatable for the 

time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by 

the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to 

a demand for division of the question; and (2) one motion to 

recommit with or without instructions. 

SEC. 4. On any legislative day during the period from 

February 16, 2018, through February 23, 2018— 

(a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day 

shall be considered as approved; and 

(b) the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 

clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 

SEC. 5. The Speaker may appoint Members to perform 

the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 4 of this resolution as though under clause 

8(a) of rule I. 

Attest: 

Clerk.