H. Res. 647 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

December 7, 2017. 

Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall 

be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 477) to 

amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exempt from 

registration brokers performing services in connection with 

the transfer of ownership of smaller privately held companies. 

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 115–43 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 A of the report of the Committee on Rules 

accompanying this resolution, if offered by the Member des-
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ignated in the report, which shall 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 a division 

of the question; and (3) 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. 3971) to amend 

the Truth in Lending Act and the Real Estate Settlement 

Procedures Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for community financial institutions with respect to certain rules relating to mortgage loans, 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 115–44 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 

B of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
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resolution, if offered by the Member designated in the report, 

which shall 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 a division of the question; and 

(3) one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

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

order to consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 

123) making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 

2018, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the joint resolution are waived. The joint resolution shall be considered as read. All points of order against 

provisions in the joint resolution are waived. The previous 

question shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution 

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 Appropriations; and (2) one motion 

to recommit. 

Attest: 

Clerk.