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House Calendar No. 124 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 682 

[Report No. 110–350] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3567) to amend the Small 

Business Investment Act of 1958 to expand opportunities for investments 

in small businesses, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 26, 2007 

Mr. CARDOZA, 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. 3567) to amend 

the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to expand 

opportunities for investments in small businesses, 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. 3567) to amend the Small Business 

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1 ments in small businesses, and for other purposes. The 

2 first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points 

3 of order against consideration of the bill are waived except 

4 those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General 

5 debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 

6 one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman 

7 and ranking minority member of the Committee on Small 

8 Business. After general debate the bill shall be considered 

9 for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall 

10 be considered as read. All points of order against provi11 sions of the bill are waived. Notwithstanding clause 11 of 

12 rule XVIII, no amendment to the bill shall be in order 

13 except those printed in the report of the Committee on 

14 Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such amend15 ment may be offered only in the order printed in the re16 port, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 

17 report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 

18 the time specified in the report equally divided and con19 trolled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be 

20 subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a de21 mand for division of the question in the House or in the 

22 Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such 

23 amendments are waived except those arising under clause 

24 9 or 10 of rule XXI. At the conclusion of consideration 

25 of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and 


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1 report the bill to the House with such amendments as may 

2 have been adopted. The previous question shall be consid3 ered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 

4 final passage without intervening motion except one mo5 tion to recommit with or without instructions. 

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

7 3567 pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the op8 eration of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 

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

10 designated by the Speaker. 


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House Calendar No. 124 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 682 

[Report No. 110

–350] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3567) 

small businesses, and for other purposes. 1958 to expand opportunities for investments in to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 

SEPTEMBER 26, 2007 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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