IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 790
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4473) making appropriations 
for the Department of Education for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2005, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2004
Mr. OBEY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4473) making 
appropriations for the Department of Education for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other 
purposes.
Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this 
resolution the Speaker shall, 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. 4473) making appropriations for 
the Department of Education for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2005, and for other purposes. The first 
reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of
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order against the bill and against its consideration are 
waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and 
shall not exceed 90 minutes with one hour equally divided 
and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Appropriations and 30 min-
utes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and 
Means. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
for amendment under the five-minute rule. All points of 
order against the amendment printed in section 3 of this 
resolution are waived except those arising under clause 7 
of rule XVI. During consideration of the bill for amend-
ment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the 
Member offering an amendment has caused it to be print-
ed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated 
for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments 
so printed shall be considered as read. 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. 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 in-
structions.
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SEC. 2. If the Committee of the Whole rises and re-
ports that it has come to no resolution on the bill, then 
on the next legislative day the House shall, immediately 
after the third daily order of business under clause 1 of 
rule XIV, resolve into the Committee of the Whole for fur-
ther consideration of the bill. 
SEC. 3. The text of the amendment described in the 
first section of this resolution is as follows: 
‘‘At the end of the bill, add the following: 
‘‘ ‘SEC. ll. None of the funds appropriated or 
made available under this Act or under section 458 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087h) may 
be used by the Secretary of Education to administer or 
pay a special allowance under clause (i) or (ii) of section 
438(b)(2)(B) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1087–1(b)(2)(B)) 
with respect to any loan made or purchased after the date 
of enactment of this Act.’.’’
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