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[H. Res. 199 Reported in House (RH)]
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House Calendar No. 5
118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 199
Report No. 118-7
Providing 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; providing for consideration of 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'''; and providing for consideration of 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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 7, 2023
Mr. Massie, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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RESOLUTION
Providing 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; providing for consideration of 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'''; and providing for consideration of 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.
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. The provisions of section 7 of the War Powers Resolution
(50 U.S.C. 1546) shall not apply to a concurrent resolution introduced
during the first session of the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress
pursuant to section 5 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544)
with respect to Syria.
Sec. 5. 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.
House Calendar No. 5
118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 199
Report No. 118-7
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RESOLUTION
Providing 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; providing for consideration of 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'''; and providing for consideration of 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.
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March 7, 2023
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed