H. Res. 1455 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

September 18, 2024. 

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. 3724) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 

prohibit recognized accrediting agencies and associations 

from requiring, encouraging, or coercing institutions of higher education to meet any political litmus test or violate any 

right protected by the Constitution as a condition of accreditation. 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 Education and the 

Workforce or their respective designees. After general debate 

the bill shall be considered for amendment under the fiveminute rule. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a sub-
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stitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 

Print 118–49 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 A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 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 
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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 bill (H.R. 4790) to amend 

the Federal securities laws with respect to the materiality of 

disclosure requirements, to establish the Public Company Advisory Committee, and for other purposes. All points of order 

against consideration of the bill are waived. In lieu of the 

amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 

Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill, an 

amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 

text of Rules Committee Print 118–48, modified by the 

amendment printed in part B of the report of the Committee 

on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered 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 considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further 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 Financial Services 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 (H.R. 5179) to require 
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the maintenance of the country of origin markings for imported goods produced in the West Bank or Gaza, and for 

other purposes. All points of order against consideration of 

the bill are waived. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means 

now printed in the bill shall be considered 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 considered as ordered on the 

bill, as amended, and on any further 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 Ways and 

Means or their respective designees; and (2) one motion to 

recommit. 

SEC. 4. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 5339) to amend 

the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 

specify requirements concerning the consideration of pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors, and for other purposes. All 

points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. 

In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of 

a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 
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118–50 shall be considered 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 considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, 

and on any further 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 Education and the Workforce 

or their respective designees; and (2) one motion to recommit. 

SEC. 5. 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. 

5717) to provide that sanctuary jurisdictions that provide 

benefits to aliens who are present in the United States without lawful status under the immigration laws are ineligible 

for Federal funds intended to benefit such aliens. 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 the Judiciary or their respective designees. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill 

shall be considered as read. All points of order against provi-
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sions in the bill are waived. No amendment to the bill shall 

be in order except those printed in part C of 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. 

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. 6. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 7909) to amend 

the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens 

who have been convicted of or who have committed sex offenses or domestic violence are inadmissible and deportable. 

All points of order against consideration of the bill are 

waived. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now 
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printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118– 

47 shall be considered 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 considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and 

on any further 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 the Judiciary or their respective designees; and (2) one motion to recommit. 

SEC. 7. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 

136) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 

of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the 

Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later 

Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles’’. 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 
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minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

or their respective designees; and (2) one motion to recommit. 

Attest: 

Clerk.