Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3854) to amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to improve programs providing access to capital under such Acts, and for other purposes.

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

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H12069-12070)

Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H12069-12070)

The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H12074)

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 875.

Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H12069-12074)

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 124.

All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment. The Chair may entertain a motion that the Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Committee on Small Business or her designee. The Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill. It shall be in order at any time through the legislative day of October 30, 2009, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules relating to a measure addressing unemployment compensation.

The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 111-317, by Ms. Pingree (ME).

Introduced in House