[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 739 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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H. Res. 739

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                      December 4, 2019.
    Resolved, That at any time after 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 consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2534) to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit 
certain securities trading and related communications by those who possess 
material, nonpublic information. The first reading of the bill shall be 
dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of the bill are 
waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 
hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Financial Services. 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 Financial Services 
now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting 
of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-39 shall be considered as adopted in 
the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be 
considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment under the 
five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. All points of order against 
provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. No further amendment to the 
bill, as amended, shall be in order except those printed in the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such further 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 division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such further amendments are 
waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the House with such 
further amendments as may have been adopted. 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 one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions.
    Sec. 2. (a) At any time on the legislative day of Wednesday, December 11, 
2019, it shall be in order without intervention of any point of order to 
consider in the House a motion to discharge the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
from further consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 77) 
directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to 
remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Syrian Arab Republic 
that have not been authorized by Congress, if offered by Representative Gabbard 
of Hawaii. The motion shall be considered as read. The previous question shall 
be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening 
motion except 20 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by 
Representative Gabbard of Hawaii and an opponent. The question of adoption of 
the motion may be subject to postponement as though under clause 8 of rule XX.
    (b) The provisions of section 7 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 
1546) shall not apply during the remainder of the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress 
to House Concurrent Resolution 77.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.