[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 555 Engrossed in House (EH)]
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H. Res. 555
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
July 27, 2021.
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to
consider in the House the bill (H.R. 4502) making appropriations for the
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.
All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. An amendment
in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print
117-12, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, 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 Appropriations or their respective designees; (2) the
further amendments described in section 2 of this resolution; (3) the amendments
en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution; and (4) one motion to
recommit.
Sec. 2. After debate pursuant to the first section of this resolution, each
further amendment printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules not
earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 3 of this
resolution shall be considered 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controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent
at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
Sec. 3. It shall be in order at any time after debate pursuant to the first
section of this resolution for the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or
her designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments
printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this
resolution not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this
section shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 30 minutes equally
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee
on Appropriations or their respective designees, shall not be subject to
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
Sec. 4. All points of order against the further amendments printed in part
B of the report of the Committee on Rules or amendments en bloc described in
section 3 of this resolution are waived.
Sec. 5. House Resolution 188, agreed to March 8, 2021 (as most recently
amended by House Resolution 508, agreed to June 30, 2021), is amended by
striking ``July 30, 2021'' each place it appears and inserting (in each
instance) ``September 22, 2021''.
Sec. 6. (a) At any time through the legislative day of Friday, July 30,
2021, the Speaker may entertain motions offered by the Majority Leader or a
designee that the House suspend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV
with respect to multiple measures described in subsection (b), and the Chair
shall put the question on any such motion without debate or intervening motion.
(b) A measure referred to in subsection (a) includes any measure that was
the object of a motion to suspend the rules on the legislative day of July 26,
2021, or July 27, 2021, in the form as so offered, on which the yeas and nays
were ordered and further proceedings postponed pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX.
(c) Upon the offering of a motion pursuant to subsection (a) concerning
multiple measures, the ordering of the yeas and nays on postponed motions to
suspend the rules with respect to such measures is vacated to the end that all
such motions are considered as withdrawn.
Sec. 7. Notwithstanding clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on a vote
by the yeas and nays on the question of adoption of a motion that the House
suspend the rules offered on the legislative day of July 26, 2021, or July 27,
2021, may continue to be postponed through the legislative day of September 22,
2021.
Attest:
Clerk.