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House Calendar No. 236 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1620 
[Report No. 111–594] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4785) to amend the miscellaneous 
rural development provisions of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans 
to certain entities that will use the funds to make loans to consumers 
to implement energy efficiency measures involving structural improve-
ments and investments in cost-effective, commercial off-the-shelf tech-
nologies to reduce home energy use. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 
Mr. MCGOVERN, 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. 4785) to amend 
the miscellaneous rural development provisions of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to 
authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans 
to certain entities that will use the funds to make loans 
to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures 
involving structural improvements and investments in 
cost-effective, commercial off-the-shelf technologies to re-
duce home energy use. 
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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. 4785) to amend the miscellaneous 
rural development provisions of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary 
of Agriculture to make loans to certain entities that will 
use the funds to make loans to consumers to implement 
energy efficiency measures involving structural improve-
ments and investments in cost-effective, commercial off- 
the-shelf technologies to reduce home energy use. The first 
reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All 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 amendments speci-
fied in this resolution and shall not exceed one hour equal-
ly divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Agriculture and the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce. After general debate the bill shall 
be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 
In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Agriculture now print-
ed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original 
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bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute 
rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed 
in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution. That amendment in the nature 
of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points of 
order against that amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute are waived except those arising under clause 10 
of rule XXI. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no 
amendment to that amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute shall be in order except those printed in part B 
of the report of the Committee on Rules. Each amendment 
may be offered only in the order 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 subject to a demand for divi-
sion of the question. 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. The previous question shall be consid-
ered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
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