H. Res. 1620 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

September 16, 2010. 

Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 

XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 

Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 

the bill (H.R. 4785) to amend the miscellaneous rural development provisions of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 

to make loans to certain entities that will use the funds to 

make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency 

measures involving structural improvements and investments 

in cost-effective, commercial off-the-shelf technologies to reduce home energy use. The first reading of the bill shall be 

dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of 

the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 

of rule XXI. General debate shall be confined to the bill and 

amendments specified in this resolution and shall not exceed 

one hour equally divided among and controlled by the chair 

and ranking minority member of the Committee on Agri-
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culture and the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce. After general debate 

the bill shall be considered for amendment under the fiveminute rule. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Agriculture now 

printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute 

rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in 

part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. That amendment in the nature of a 

substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order 

against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are 

waived except those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to that 

amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in part B of the report of the Committee 

on Rules. Each amendment may be offered only in the order 

printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided 

and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not 

be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. All points of order against 

such amendments are waived except those arising under 

clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. At the conclusion of consideration 
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of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 

the bill to the House with such amendments as may have 

been adopted. The previous question shall be considered as 

ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

with or without instructions. 

SEC. 2. The Chair may entertain a motion that the 

Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Committee 

on Agriculture or his designee. The Chair may not entertain 

a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill (as described in clause 9 of rule XVIII). 

Attest: 

Clerk.