•HRES 720 RH 
fordable Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the 
United States to provide for the construction, rehabilita-
tion, and preservation of decent, safe, and affordable hous-
ing for low-income families. The first reading of the bill 
shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consid-
eration of the bill are waived except those arising under 
clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General debate shall be con-
fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di-
vided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minor-
ity member of the Committee on Financial Services. After 
general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 
under the five-minute rule. 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 sub-
stitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices 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. Notwithstanding clause 11 
of rule XVIII, no amendment to the committee amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except 
those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules ac-
companying this resolution. Each such amendment may 
be offered only in the order printed in the report, may 
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•HRES 720 RH 
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 divi-
sion of the question in the House or in the Committee 
of the Whole. All points of order against such amendments 
are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of 
rule XXI. 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. 2. During consideration in the House of H.R. 
2895 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. 
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House Calendar No. 132 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 720 
[Report No. 110–369] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2895) 
to establish the National Affordable Housing 
Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States 
to provide for the construction, rehabilitation, 
and preservation of decent, safe, and affordable 
housing for low-income families. 
OCTOBER 9, 2007 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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