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[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 198 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  House Calendar No. 21
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 198

                          [Report No. 115-39]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1259) to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to provide for the removal or demotion of employees 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or 
misconduct, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 1367) to improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans 
   Affairs to hire and retain physicians and other employees of the 
 Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; and providing 
  for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1181) to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may 
  be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 15, 2017

     Mr. Buck, 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. 1259) to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to provide for the removal or demotion of employees 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or 
misconduct, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 1367) to improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans 
   Affairs to hire and retain physicians and other employees of the 
 Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; and providing 
  for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1181) to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may 
  be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain 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. 1259) to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to provide for the removal or demotion of employees 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or 
misconduct, 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 Veterans' Affairs. After 
general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
five-minute rule. 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 115-7. 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 
part A 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. 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 with 
or without instructions.
    Sec. 2.  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. 1367) to improve the authority of the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire and retain physicians and other 
employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 Veterans' Affairs. After general debate the bill 
shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 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 115-6. 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 part B 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. 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 with or without instructions.
    Sec. 3.  Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to 
consider in the House the bill (H.R. 1181) to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may 
be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain 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 Committee on Veterans' Affairs; and (2) one motion to recommit.
                                                  House Calendar No. 21

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 198

                          [Report No. 115-39]

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1259) to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to provide for the removal or demotion of employees 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or 
misconduct, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 1367) to improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans 
   Affairs to hire and retain physicians and other employees of the 
 Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; and providing 
  for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1181) to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may 
  be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             March 15, 2017

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
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