[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1486 Engrossed in House (EH)]
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H. Res. 1486
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
September 24, 2024.
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. 3334) to provide for the imposition of sanctions on members of the
National Communist Party Congress of the People's Republic of China, and for
other purposes. 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 Foreign
Affairs or their respective designees. After general debate the bill shall be
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The amendment in the nature
of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Foreign Affairs now printed in
the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, 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 part B of the report
of the Committee on Rules. 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.
Sec. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider
in the House the bill (H.R. 8205) to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 to provide that Byrne grant funds may be used for public
safety report systems, and for other purposes. All points of order against
consideration of the bill are waived. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of
a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the
bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules
Committee Print 118-51 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 the
Judiciary or their respective designees; and (2) one motion to recommit.
Sec. 3. 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. 8790) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on
public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on
Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and
for other purposes. 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 Natural
Resources or their respective designees. After general debate the bill shall be
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The amendment in the nature
of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in
the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part C of the report of the
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, 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 part D of the report
of the Committee on Rules. 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.
Sec. 4. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order without
intervention of any point of order to consider in the House the resolution (H.
Res. 1469) ensuring accountability for key officials in the Biden-Harris
administration responsible for decisionmaking and execution failures throughout
the withdrawal from Afghanistan. The resolution shall be considered as read. The
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the resolution and preamble
to adoption without intervening motion or demand for division of the question
except one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and
ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or their respective
designees.
Sec. 5. Section 3(j) of House Resolution 5 is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
``(3) DEFINITION.--For purposes of this subsection, `non-
governmental capacity' shall mean any capacity except representing the
executive branch of the United States government.''.
Attest:
Clerk.