H. Res. 956 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
February 7, 2008. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution 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 Edu-
cation 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 five- 
minute 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 amend-
ment to the committee amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute 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 Com-
mittee 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 con-
trolled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be sub-
ject 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 im-
mediately 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 or-
dered 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.