H. Res. 875 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

October 29, 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. 3854) to amend the Small Business Act and 

the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to improve programs providing access to capital under such Acts, 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 

Small Business. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on 

Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as 

adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. 
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The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill 

for the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute 

rule and shall be considered as read. All points of order 

against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no further amendment 

to the bill, as amended, shall be in order except the amendments printed in part B of the report of the Committee on 

Rules. 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. 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, as amended, to the House with such further amendments as may have been adopted. In the case of sundry further 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 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. 
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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. It shall be in order at any time through the legislative day of October 30, 2009, for the Speaker to entertain 

motions that the House suspend the rules relating to a measure addressing unemployment compensation. 

Attest: 

Clerk.