IV 
House Calendar No. 108 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 647 
[Report No. 115–443] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 477) to amend the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 to exempt from registration brokers performing 
services in connection with the transfer of ownership of smaller privately 
held companies; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3971) to 
amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Real Estate Settlement Proce-
dures Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for community financial 
institutions with respect to certain rules relating to mortgage loans, 
and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 123) making further continuing appropriations 
for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 6, 2017 
Mr. WOODALL, 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. 477) to amend 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exempt from 
registration brokers performing services in connection 
with the transfer of ownership of smaller privately held 
companies; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
3971) to amend the Truth in Lending Act and the 
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to mod-
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ify the requirements for community financial institutions 
with respect to certain rules relating to mortgage loans, 
and for other purposes; and providing for consideration 
of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 123) making further 
continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for 
other purposes. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
477) to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to 
exempt from registration brokers performing services in 
connection with the transfer of ownership of smaller pri-
vately held companies. All points of order against consid-
eration of the bill are waived. An amendment in the nature 
of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 
Print 115-43 shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as 
amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto, 
to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one 
hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Finan-
cial Services; (2) the further amendment printed in part 
A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
this resolution, if offered by the Member designated in the 
report, which shall be in order without intervention of any 
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point of order, shall be considered as read, shall be sepa-
rately debatable for the time specified in the report equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 
and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the 
question; and (3) one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. 
SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3971) 
to amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Real Estate 
Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify the require-
ments for community financial institutions with respect to 
certain rules relating to mortgage loans, and for other 
purposes. All points of order against consideration of the 
bill are waived. An amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 
115-44 shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amend-
ed, shall be considered as read. All points of order against 
provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The pre-
vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, 
as amended, and on any further amendment thereto, to 
final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one 
hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Finan-
cial Services; (2) the further amendment printed in part 
B of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
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this resolution, if offered by the Member designated in the 
report, which shall be in order without intervention of any 
point of order, shall be considered as read, shall be sepa-
rately debatable for the time specified in the report equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 
and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the 
question; and (3) one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. 
SEC. 3. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
in order to consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J. 
Res. 123) making further continuing appropriations for 
fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes. All points of 
order against consideration of the joint resolution are 
waived. The joint resolution shall be considered as read. 
All points of order against provisions in the joint resolu-
tion are waived. The previous question shall be considered 
as ordered on the joint resolution and on any amendment 
thereto to final passage without intervening motion except: 
(1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Appropriations; and (2) one motion to recommit. 
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