H. Res. 956 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

February 7, 2008. 

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. 4137) to amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, 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 chairman and ranking minority member of 

the Committee on Education and Labor. After general debate 

the bill shall be considered for amendment under the fiveminute rule. 

SEC. 2. (a) It shall be in order to consider as an original 

bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule 

the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 

the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the 
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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. 

(b) 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 and 

amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution. 

(c) Each amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules shall be considered 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. 

(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 chairman 

of the Committee on Education and Labor or his designee to 

offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed 
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in the report of the Committee on Rules not earlier disposed 

of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall 

be considered as read, shall be debatable for 10 minutes 

equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 

minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor 

or their designees, 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 original 

proponent of an amendment included in such amendments en 

bloc may insert a statement in the Congressional Record immediately before the disposition of the amendments en bloc. 

SEC. 4. 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. 

Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on 

any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to 

the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a 

substitute. 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. 5. During consideration in the House of H.R. 4137 

pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the operation of 

the previous question, the Chair may postpone further consid-
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eration of the bill to such time as may be designated by the 

Speaker. 

SEC. 6. House Resolution 941 is laid upon the table. 

Attest: 

Clerk.