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House Calendar No. 27 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 254 

[Report No. 110–53] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1227) to assist in the provision 

of affordable housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 19, 2007 

Mr. WELCH of Vermont, 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. 1227) to assist 

in the provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina. 

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. 1227) to assist in the provision of 

6 affordable housing to low-income families affected by Hur7 ricane Katrina. The first reading of the bill shall be dismstockstill on PROD1PC66 with BILLS

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1 pensed with. All points of order against consideration of 

2 the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 

3 10 of rule XXI. General debate shall be confined to the 

4 bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and con5 trolled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 

6 the Committee on Financial Services. After general debate 

7 the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five8 minute rule. The amendment in the nature of a substitute 

9 recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now 

10 printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in 

11 part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accom12 panying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted in 

13 the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, 

14 as amended, shall be considered as the original bill for 

15 the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute 

16 rule and shall be considered as read. All points of order 

17 against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. 

18 Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no further 

19 amendment to the bill, as amended, shall be in order ex20 cept those printed in part B of the report of the Com21 mittee on Rules. Each further amendment may be offered 

22 only in the order printed in the report, may be offered 

23 only by a Member designated in the report, shall be con24 sidered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified 

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1 ponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amend2 ment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 

3 of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 

4 Whole. All points of order against such further amend5 ments are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 

6 10 of rule XXI. At the conclusion of consideration of the 

7 bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 

8 the bill, as amended, to the House with such further 

9 amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 

10 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

11 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

12 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in13 structions. 

14 SEC. 2. During consideration in the House of H.R. 

15 1227 pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the op16 eration of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 

17 further consideration of the bill to a time designated by 

18 the Speaker. 

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House Calendar No. 27 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 254 

[Report No. 110

–53] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1227) 

Katrina. low-income families affected by Hurricane to assist in the provision of affordable housing to 

MARCH 19, 2007 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 

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