H. Res. 669 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

July 23, 2009. 

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. 3288) making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. 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 shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 

controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the bill 

shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 

rule. The bill shall be considered as read through page 160, 

line 6. Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure 

to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. Notwith-
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standing clause 11 of rule XVIII, except as provided in section 2, no amendment shall be in order except: (1) the 

amendments printed in part A of the report of the Committee 

on Rules accompanying this resolution; (2) not to exceed 

seven of the amendments printed in part B of the report of 

the Committee on Rules if offered by Representative Flake of 

Arizona or his designee; and (3) not to exceed two of the 

amendments printed in part C of the report of the Committee 

on Rules if offered by Representative Hensarling of Texas or 

his designee. Each such 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 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be 

subject to a demand for division of the question in the House 

or in the Committee of the Whole. The proponent of any such 

amendment may modify its amendatory instructions before 

the question is put thereon. 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 of the 

bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 

bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 

adopted. In the case of sundry amendments reported from 

the Committee, the question of their adoption shall be put to 

the House en gros and without division of the question. The 
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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. After disposition of the amendments specified in 

the first section of this resolution, the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their 

designees each may offer one pro forma amendment to the 

bill for the purpose of debate, which shall be controlled by the 

proponent. 

SEC. 3. The Chair may entertain a motion that the 

Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Committee 

on Appropriations 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). 

SEC. 4. During consideration of H.R. 3288, the Chair 

may reduce to two minutes the minimum time for electronic 

voting under clause 6 of rule XVIII and clauses 8 and 9 of 

rule XX. 

Attest: 

Clerk.