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Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5) to ensure the rights of parents are honored and protected in the Nation's public schools.

Source: Congress.gov · 465 words in original text

What This Bill Does

This resolution allows the Speaker of the House to bring H.R. 5 up for debate and a vote. H.R. 5 is a bill intended to protect parents' rights in public schools. The resolution sets specific rules for how Congress will debate and change the bill before voting on it.

Who It Affects

This resolution affects Congress members who will vote on H.R. 5. It does not directly affect people outside Congress based on the text provided.

Key Provisions

• The Speaker may declare the House into Committee of the Whole to consider H.R. 5 without a first reading of the bill (H. Res. 241) • General debate on the bill is limited to two hours, split equally between the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce (H. Res. 241) • Only amendments printed in the Rules Committee report may be offered, only by members named in that report, and only in the order listed (H. Res. 241) • A motion to recommit is allowed as the only intervening motion before final passage (H. Res. 241)

What Changes

If adopted, this resolution changes the House floor process by waiving standard procedural rules and limiting which amendments Congress members can propose to H.R. 5.

Important Definitions

"Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union" means a formal process where the full House acts as a committee to debate bills.

Effective Date

Not specified in bill text

H. Res. 241 In the House of Representatives, U. S., March 23, 2023. Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolu- tion 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. 5) to ensure the rights of parents are honored and pro- tected in the Nation’s public schools. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against con- sideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con- fined to the bill and shall not exceed two hours equally di- vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority mem- ber of the Committee on Education and the Workforce 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 rec- ommended by the Committee on Education and the Work- force 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 2 •HRES 241 EH consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118–2. 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 ex- cept 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 consid- ered 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 sepa- rate 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 3 •HRES 241 EH and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit. Attest: Clerk.

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