H. Res. 964 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

December 10, 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 further consideration of the bill (H.R. 4173) to provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance 

Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the 

over-the-counter derivatives markets, and for other purposes. 

No further general debate shall be in order. 

SEC. 2. (a) The bill, as amended, shall be considered for 

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. 

(b) Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no further 

amendment to the bill, as amended, shall be in order except 

the amendments printed in the report of the Committee on 

Rules accompanying this resolution and amendments en bloc 

described in section 3 of this resolution. 
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(c) Each amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules shall be considered only in the order printed 

in the report (except as specified in section 4 of this resolution), 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. 

(d) All points of order against amendments printed in 

the report of the Committee on Rules or amendments en bloc 

described in section 3 of this resolution are waived except 

those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 

SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chair of 

the Committee on Financial Services or his designee to offer 

amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in the 

report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 

chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services or their designees, shall not be subject to 

amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 

of the question. The original proponent of an amendment included in such amendments en bloc may insert a statement 
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in the Congressional Record immediately before the disposition of the amendments en bloc. 

SEC. 4. The Chair of the Committee of the Whole may 

recognize for consideration of any amendment printed in the 

report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution out of the order printed, but not sooner than 30 minutes 

after the chair of the Committee on Financial Services or his 

designee announces from the floor a request to that effect. 

SEC. 5. 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 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. 

SEC. 6. The Chair may entertain a motion that the 

Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Committee 

on Financial Services 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. 7. During consideration of H.R. 4173, the Chair 

may reduce to two minutes the minimum time for electronic 
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voting under clause 6 of rule XVIII and clauses 8 and 9 of 

rule XX. 

SEC. 8. In the engrossment of H.R. 4173, the Clerk is 

authorized to make technical and conforming changes to 

amendatory instructions. 

Attest: 

Clerk.