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House Calendar No. 62 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 404 

[Report No. 110–152] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1427) to reform the regulation 

of certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 15, 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. 1427) to reform 

the regulation of certain housing-related Governmentsponsored enterprises, and for other purposes. 

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. 1427) to reform the regulation of 

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1 prises, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 

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

3 consideration of the bill are waived except those arising 

4 under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General debate shall 

5 be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal6 ly divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi7 nority member of the Committee on Financial Services. 

8 After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

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

10 to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amend11 ment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the na12 ture of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 

13 Financial Services now printed in the bill, modified by the 

14 amendment printed in the report of the Committee on 

15 Rules accompanying this resolution. That amendment in 

16 the nature of a substitute shall be considered by title rath17 er than by section. Each title shall be considered as read. 

18 All points of order against that amendment in the nature 

19 of a substitute are waived except those arising under 

20 clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. Notwithstanding clause 11 

21 of rule XVIII, no amendment to that amendment in the 

22 nature of a substitute shall be in order except those print23 ed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated 

24 for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII before the be25 ginning of consideration of the bill and except pro forma 

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1 amendments for the purpose of debate. Each amendment 

2 so printed may be offered only by the Member who caused 

3 it to be printed or his designee and shall be considered 

4 as read. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 

5 amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill 

6 to the House with such amendments as may have been 

7 adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the 

8 House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 

9 the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature 

10 of a substitute made in order as original text. The previous 

11 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

12 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

13 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in14 structions. 

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

16 1427 pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the op17 eration of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 

18 further consideration of the bill to such time as may be 

19 designated by the Speaker. 

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House Calendar No. 62 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 404 

[Report No. 110

–152] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1427) 

other purposes. lated Government-sponsored enterprises, and for to reform the regulation of certain housing-reMAY 15, 2007 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 

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