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H. Res. 891
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
March 11, 2020.
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall
be in order to consider in the House the joint resolution (S.J.
Res. 68) to direct the removal of United States Armed
Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran
that have not been authorized by Congress. 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 pas-
sage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of de-
bate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and
(2) one motion to commit.
SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in
order to take from the Speaker’s table the bill (H.R. 2486)
to reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically
Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving in-
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stitutions, with the Senate amendment thereto, and to con-
sider in the House, without intervention of any point of
order, a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on the
Judiciary or his designee that the House concur in the Sen-
ate amendment with each of the two amendments specified
in section 4 of this resolution. The Senate amendment and
the motion shall be considered as read. The previous question
shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption
without intervening motion or demand for division of the
question except as specified in section 3 of this resolution.
SEC. 3. (a) The question of adoption of the motion shall
be divided between the two House amendments specified in
section 4 of this resolution. The two portions of the divided
question shall be considered in the order specified by the
Chair.
(b) Each portion of the divided question shall be debat-
able for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair
and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judi-
ciary.
SEC. 4. The amendments referred to in the second and
third sections of this resolution are as follows:
(a) An amendment consisting of the text of Rules Com-
mittee Print 116–52.
(b) An amendment consisting of the text of Rules Com-
mittee Print 116–53.
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SEC. 5. If only one portion of the divided question is
adopted, that portion shall be engrossed as an amendment in
the nature of a substitute to the Senate amendment to H.R.
2486.
SEC. 6. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in
order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 6172) to amend
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to prohibit
the production of certain business records, and for other pur-
poses. All points of order against consideration of the bill are
waived. The amendment printed in the report of the Com-
mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be consid-
ered 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 consid-
ered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further
amendment thereto, to final passage without intervening mo-
tion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided among and
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on the Judiciary and the chair and ranking mi-
nority member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without in-
structions.
SEC. 7. On any legislative day during the period from
March 13, 2020, through March 22, 2020—
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(a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day
shall be considered as approved; and
(b) the Chair may at any time declare the House ad-
journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of
clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an-
nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment.
SEC. 8. The Speaker may appoint Members to perform
the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period ad-
dressed by section 7 of this resolution as though under clause
8(a) of rule I.
SEC. 9. Each day during the period addressed by section
7 of this resolution shall not constitute a legislative day for
purposes of clause 7 of rule XV.
SEC. 10. It shall be in order at any time through the
calendar day of March 22, 2020, for the Speaker to entertain
motions that the House suspend the rules as though under
clause 1 of rule XV. The Speaker or her designee shall con-
sult with the Minority Leader or his designee on the designa-
tion of any matter for consideration pursuant to this section.
SEC. 11. The requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for
a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on
Rules on the same day it is presented to the House is waived
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with respect to any resolution reported through the legislative
day of March 23, 2020.
Attest:
Clerk.