H. Res. 884 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

November 4, 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. 3639) to amend the Credit Card Accountability 

Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 to establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections, 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 

Financial Services. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The 

amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 

Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill, 

modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report 
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of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, 

shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. 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 those printed in part B of the report of the Committee 

on Rules. Each further 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. All points of order against such 

further 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 
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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 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). 

Attest: 

Clerk.