H. Res. 811 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

January 28, 2020. 

Resolved, That at any time after 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. 3621) to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to remove adverse information for certain defaulted or delinquent 

private education loan borrowers who demonstrate a history 

of loan repayment, 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. General debate shall be 

confined to the bill and amendments specified in this section 

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. In lieu 

of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended 

by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the 

bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting 
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of the text of Rules Committee Print 116–47, modified by 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. 

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. 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 such 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. 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. The previous 

question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto to final passage 
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without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

with or without instructions. 

SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to take from the Speaker’s table the bill (H.R. 550) to 

award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the United 

States Merchant Mariners of World War II, in recognition of 

their dedicated and vital service during World War II, with 

the Senate amendment thereto, and to consider in the House, 

without intervention of any point of order, a motion offered 

by the chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment with 

each of the two amendments specified in section 4 of this resolution. The Senate amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. The previous question shall be considered as 

ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion or demand for division of the question except as specified 

in section 3 of this resolution. 

SEC. 3. (a) The question of adoption of the motion shall 

be divided between the two House amendments specified in 

section 4 of this resolution. The two portions of the divided 

question shall be considered in the order specified by the 

Chair. 

(b) Each portion of the divided question shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair 
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and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign 

Affairs. 

SEC. 4. The amendments referred to in the second and 

third sections of this resolution are as follows: 

(a) An amendment consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116–48. 

(b) An amendment consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116–49. 

SEC. 5. If only one portion of the divided question is 

adopted, that portion shall be engrossed as an amendment in 

the nature of a substitute to the Senate amendment to H.R. 

550. 

Attest: 

Clerk.