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House Calendar No. 42 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 280 

[Report No. 115–96] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1694) to require additional 

entities to be subject to the requirements of section 552 of title 5, 

United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information 

Act), and for other purposes; providing for consideration of motions 

to suspend the rules; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule 

XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from 

the Committee on Rules. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 26, 2017 

Mr. WOODALL, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1694) to require 

additional entities to be subject to the requirements of 

section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly 

referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and 

for other purposes; providing for consideration of motions 

to suspend the rules; and waiving a requirement of clause 

6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain 

resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. 


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1 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso2 lution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 

3 XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of 

4 the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 1694) to require additional entities 

6 to be subject to the requirements of section 552 of title 

7 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Free8 dom of Information Act), and for other purposes. The first 

9 reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of 

10 order against consideration of the bill are waived. General 

11 debate shall be confined to the bill and amendments speci12 fied in this section and shall not exceed one hour equally 

13 divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

14 member of the Committee on Oversight and Government 

15 Reform. After general debate the bill shall be considered 

16 for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the 

17 amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 

18 the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform now 

19 printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an 

20 original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five21 minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute 

22 consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-14 

23 modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report 

24 of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 

25 That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 


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1 considered as read. All points of order against that amend2 ment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amend3 ment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute 

4 shall be in order except those printed in part B of the 

5 report of the Committee on Rules. Each such amendment 

6 may be offered only in the order printed in the report, 

7 may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, 

8 shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 

9 specified in the report equally divided and controlled by 

10 the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 

11 amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi12 sion of the question in the House or in the Committee 

13 of the Whole. All points of order against such amendments 

14 are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 

15 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 

16 bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 

17 adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the 

18 House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 

19 the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature 

20 of a substitute made in order as original text. The previous 

21 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

22 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

23 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in24 structions. 


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1 SEC. 2. It shall be in order at any time through the 

2 legislative day of April 29, 2017, for the Speaker to enter3 tain motions that the House suspend the rules as though 

4 under clause 1 of rule XV. The Speaker or his designee 

5 shall consult with the Minority Leader or her designee on 

6 the designation of any matter for consideration pursuant 

7 to this section. 

8 SEC. 3. The requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 

9 for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Com10 mittee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the 

11 House is waived with respect to any resolution reported 

12 through the legislative day of April 29, 2017. 


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House Calendar No. 42 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 280 

[Report No. 115–96] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1694) 

on Rules. certain resolutions reported from the Committee 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of the rules; and waiving a requirement of clause providing for consideration of motions to suspend dom of Information Act), and for other purposes; States Code (commonly referred to as the Freerequirements of section 552 of title 5, United to require additional entities to be subject to the 

APRIL 26, 2017 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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