[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 996 Engrossed in House (EH)]
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H. Res. 996
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
February 6, 2024.
Resolved, That 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. 863) impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland
Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors. The amendment in the nature of a
substitute recommended by the Committee on Homeland Security now printed in the
resolution shall be considered as adopted. The previous question shall be
considered as ordered on the resolution, as amended, to adoption without
intervening motion or demand for division of the question except two hours of
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member
of the Committee on Homeland Security or their respective designees.
Sec. 2. Upon adoption of House Resolution 863--
(a) House Resolution 995 is hereby adopted; and
(b) no other resolution incidental to impeachment relating to House
Resolution 863 shall be privileged during the remainder of the One Hundred
Eighteenth Congress.
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. 485) to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to prohibit the use
of quality-adjusted life years and similar measures in coverage and payment
determinations under Federal health care programs. 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 amendments
specified in this section and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy
and Commerce 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 Energy and Commerce 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.
Attest:
Clerk.