IV 
House Calendar No. 124 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 677 
[Report No. 113–546] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3136) to establish a demonstra-
tion program for competency-based education, and providing for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 4984) to amend the loan counseling requirements 
under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2014 
Ms. FOXX, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3136) to estab-
lish a demonstration program for competency-based edu-
cation, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
4984) to amend the loan counseling requirements under 
the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other pur-
poses. 
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso-
lution 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 consider-
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
22:05 Jul 22, 2014
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\HR677.RH
HR677
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
•HRES 677 RH 
ation of the bill (H.R. 3136) to establish a demonstration 
program for competency-based education. The first read-
ing of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 
against consideration of the bill are waived. General de-
bate shall be confined to the bill and amendments specified 
in this section and shall not exceed one hour equally di-
vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Education and the Work-
force. 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 Education and the Workforce now 
printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an 
original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five- 
minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-52. 
That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
considered as read. All points of order against that amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amend-
ment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute 
shall be in order except those printed in part A of the 
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this reso-
lution. Each such amendment may be offered only in the 
order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Mem-
ber designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
22:05 Jul 22, 2014
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\HR677.RH
HR677
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
•HRES 677 RH 
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 amendments are waived. At the con-
clusion 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 amend-
ment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill 
or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made 
in order as original text. 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. 2. 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. 4984) to amend the loan counseling re-
quirements under 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. General debate shall be confined 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
22:05 Jul 22, 2014
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\HR677.RH
HR677
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
•HRES 677 RH 
to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. 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 Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill, 
it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the 
purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 
text of Rules Committee Print 113-53. That amendment 
in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. 
All points of order against that amendment in the nature 
of a substitute are waived. No amendment to that amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except 
those printed in part B of the report of the Committee 
on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such amend-
ment may be offered only in the order printed in the re-
port, 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 con-
trolled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be 
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a de-
mand for division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
22:05 Jul 22, 2014
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\HR677.RH
HR677
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
•HRES 677 RH 
amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consider-
ation 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 amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute made in order as origi-
nal text. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
22:05 Jul 22, 2014
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\HR677.RH
HR677
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
House Calendar No. 124 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 677 
[Report No. 113–546] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3136) 
to establish a demonstration program for com-
petency-based education, and providing for con-
sideration of the bill (H.R. 4984) to amend the 
loan counseling requirements under the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. 
JULY 22, 2014 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
22:05 Jul 22, 2014
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00006
Fmt 6651
Sfmt 6651
E:\BILLS\HR677.RH
HR677
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS