Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 5297) to create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make capital investments in eligible institutions in order to increase the availability of credit for small businesses, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for small business job creation, and for other purposes.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 186 (Roll no. 536). (text: CR H6886)

Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 186 (Roll no. 536).(text: CR H6886)

On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 230 - 181 (Roll no. 535).

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6902-6903)

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.Res. 1640, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart demanded the yeas and nays, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on ordering the previous question until later in the legislative day.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 1640.

Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H6886-6891)

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 239.

Upon the adoption of the resolution, it shall be in order to take from the Speaker's table H.R. 5297, with the Senate amendment thereto, and to consider in the House a motion to concur in the Senate amendment. The motion shall be debatable for one hour, equally divided and controlled. The previous question on the motion shall be considered as ordered. The resolution provides suspension authority through the legislative day of October 1, 2010. The resolution waives the 2/3 requirement for same day consideration through the legislative day of October 1, 2010.

The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 111-621, by Ms. Pingree (ME).

Introduced in House