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House Calendar No. 132 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 720 

[Report No. 110–369] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2895) to establish the National 

Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States 

to provide for the construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of decent, 

safe, and affordable housing for low-income families. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 9, 2007 

Ms. CASTOR, 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. 2895) to establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund in 

the Treasury of the United States to provide for the 

construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of decent, 

safe, and affordable housing for low-income families. 

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. 2895) to establish the National AfVerDate Aug 31 2005 23:18 Oct 09, 2007 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR720.RH HR720

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1 fordable Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the 

2 United States to provide for the construction, rehabilita3 tion, and preservation of decent, safe, and affordable hous4 ing for low-income families. The first reading of the bill 

5 shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consid6 eration of the bill are waived except those arising under 

7 clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General debate shall be con8 fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di9 vided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minor10 ity member of the Committee on Financial Services. After 

11 general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 

12 under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider 

13 as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under 

14 the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a sub15 stitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Serv16 ices now printed in the bill. The committee amendment 

17 in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. 

18 All points of order against the committee amendment in 

19 the nature of a substitute are waived except those arising 

20 under clause 10 of rule XXI. Notwithstanding clause 11 

21 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the committee amend22 ment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except 

23 those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules ac24 companying this resolution. Each such amendment may 

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


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1 be offered only by a Member designated in the report, 

2 shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 

3 specified in the report equally divided and controlled by 

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

5 amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi6 sion of the question in the House or in the Committee 

7 of the Whole. All points of order against such amendments 

8 are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of 

9 rule XXI. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 

10 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 

11 bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 

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

13 House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 

14 the Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in 

15 the nature of a substitute. The previous question shall be 

16 considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto 

17 to final passage without intervening motion except one 

18 motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

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

20 2895 pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the op21 eration of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 

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

23 designated by the Speaker. 


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House Calendar No. 132 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 720 

[Report No. 110

–369] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2895) 

housing for low-income families. and preservation of decent, safe, and affordable to provide for the construction, rehabilitation, Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States to establish the National Affordable Housing 

OCTOBER 9, 2007 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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