H. Res. 610 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

July 8, 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. 2965) to amend the Small Business Act with 

respect to the Small Business Innovation Research Program 

and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, 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 1 hour, with 40 minutes equally divided and 

controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Small Business and 20 minutes equally divided 

and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 

the Committee on Science and Technology. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 5- 

minute rule. In lieu of the amendment recommended by the 
2 

•HRES 610 EH 

Committee on Science and Technology now printed in the 

bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the 

purpose of amendment under the 5-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Small Business now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order against the committee 

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 the committee 

amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 

accompanying this resolution. 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 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 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 
3 

•HRES 610 EH 

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 Small Business or her 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. 3. During consideration of H.R. 2965, the Chair 

may reduce to 2 minutes the minimum time for electronic 

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

rule XX. 

Attest: 

Clerk.