[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 199 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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H. Res. 199

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         March 8, 2023.
    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. 140) to amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit Federal 
employees from advocating for censorship of viewpoints in their official 
capacity, 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 Oversight and Accountability or their respective designees. 
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 Oversight and Accountability now printed in the bill, it 
shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 
under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting 
of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-1. That amendment in the nature of a 
substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order against that 
amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to that 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed 
in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such 
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 amendments are waived. 
At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment 
adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute made in order as original text. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments 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 joint resolution (H.J. Res. 27) providing for congressional 
disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule 
submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of 
Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ``Revised Definition 
of `Waters of the United States'''. All points of order against consideration of 
the joint resolution are waived. The joint resolution shall be considered as 
read. All points of order against provisions in the joint resolution are waived. 
The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution and 
on any 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 Transportation and Infrastructure or their 
respective designees; and (2) one motion to recommit.
    Sec. 3.  Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider 
in the House the bill (S. 619) to require the Director of National Intelligence 
to declassify information relating to the origin of COVID-19, and for other 
purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The 
bill shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the 
bill are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
bill and on any 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 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence or 
their respective designees; and (2) one motion to commit.
    Sec. 4.  If a veto message is laid before the House on House Joint 
Resolution 30, then after the message is read and the objections of the 
President are spread at large upon the Journal, further consideration of the 
veto message and the joint resolution shall be postponed until the legislative 
day of March 23, 2023; and on that legislative day, the House shall proceed to 
the constitutional question of reconsideration and dispose of such question 
without intervening motion.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.