H. Res. 1203 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

March 21, 2010. 

Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 

shall be in order to debate the topics addressed by the Senate 

amendments to the bill (H.R. 3590) to amend the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers 

credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes, and the 

topics addressed by the bill (H.R. 4872) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, for two hours equally 

divided and controlled by the Majority Leader and Minority 

Leader or their respective designees. 

SEC. 2. After debate pursuant to the first section of this 

resolution, it shall be in order to take from the Speaker’s 

table the bill (H.R. 3590) to amend the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in 

the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other 

Federal employees, and for other purposes, with the Senate 

amendments thereto, and to consider in the House, without 
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intervention of any point of order except those arising under 

clause 10 of rule XXI, a single motion offered by the Majority Leader or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendments. The Senate amendments and the motion 

shall be considered as read. The previous question shall be 

considered as ordered on the motion to final adoption without 

intervening motion or demand for division of the question. 

SEC. 3. If the motion specified in section 2 is adopted, 

it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 

4872) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202 of 

the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010 

if called up by the Majority Leader or his designee. All points 

of order against consideration of the bill are waived except 

those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. The amendment 

in the nature of a substitute printed in part A of the report 

of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, 

modified by the amendment printed in part B of the report 

of the Committee on Rules, 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, to final passage without intervening 

motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
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SEC. 4. Until completion of proceedings enabled by the 

first three sections of this resolution— 

(a) the Chair may decline to entertain any intervening motion (except as expressly provided herein), resolution, question, or notice; 

(b) the Chair may decline to entertain the question 

of consideration; 

(c) the Chair may postpone such proceedings to 

such time as may be designated by the Speaker; 

(d) the second sentence of clause 1(a) of rule XIX 

shall not apply; and 

(e) any proposition admissible under the first three 

sections of this resolution shall be considered as read. 

SEC. 5. In the engrossment of H.R. 4872, the Clerk 

shall amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to provide for 

reconciliation pursuant to Title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010 (S. Con. Res. 13).’’. 

Attest: 

Clerk.