IV 
House Calendar No. 18 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 170 
[Report No. 112–34] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 839) to amend the Emergency 
Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to terminate the authority of the 
Secretary of the Treasury to provide new assistance under the Home 
Affordable Modification Program, while preserving assistance to home-
owners who were already extended an offer to participate in the Program, 
either on a trial or permanent basis; and providing for consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 861) to rescind the third round of funding for the 
Neighborhood Stabilization Program and to terminate the program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 15, 2011 
Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 839) to amend 
the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to 
terminate the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury 
to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable 
Modification Program, while preserving assistance to 
homeowners who were already extended an offer to par-
ticipate in the Program, either on a trial or permanent 
basis; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
861) to rescind the third round of funding for the Neigh-
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borhood Stabilization Program and to terminate the pro-
gram. 
Resolved, That at any time after the 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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 839) to amend the Emergency Eco-
nomic Stabilization Act of 2008 to terminate the authority 
of the Secretary of the Treasury to provide new assistance 
under the Home Affordable Modification Program, while 
preserving assistance to homeowners who were already ex-
tended an offer to participate in the Program, either on 
a trial or permanent basis. The first reading of the bill 
shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consid-
eration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con-
fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di-
vided 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. 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 
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the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to 
the committee 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, 
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 committee amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute. 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. 2. At any time after the adoption of this resolu-
tion the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
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