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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 origi-
nal 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 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 
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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 sub-
ject 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 chair-
man of the Committee on Education and Labor or his des-
ignee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of amend-
ments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc offered pur-
suant 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 sub-
ject 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 
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may insert a statement in the Congressional Record imme-
diately 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 op-
eration of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 
further consideration of the bill to such time as may be 
designated by the Speaker. 
SEC. 6. House Resolution 941 is laid upon the table. 
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House Calendar No. 185 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 956 
[Report No. 110–523] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4137) 
to amend and extend the Higher Education Act 
of 1965, and for other purposes. 
FEBRUARY 6, 2008 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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