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House Calendar No. 134 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 796 

[Report No. 115–614] 

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1625) 

to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to include 

severe forms of trafficking in persons within the definition of 

transnational organized crime for purposes of the rewards program of 

the Department of State, and for other purposes; and providing for 

proceedings during the period from March 23, 2018, through April 

9, 2018. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 22 (legislative day, MARCH 21), 2018 

Mr. SESSIONS, 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 Senate amendment to the 

bill (H.R. 1625) to amend the State Department Basic 

Authorities Act of 1956 to include severe forms of trafficking in persons within the definition of transnational 

organized crime for purposes of the rewards program 

of the Department of State, and for other purposes; 

and providing for proceedings during the period from 

March 23, 2018, through April 9, 2018. 


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1 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it 

2 shall be in order to take from the Speaker’s table the bill 

3 (H.R. 1625) to amend the State Department Basic Au4 thorities Act of 1956 to include severe forms of trafficking 

5 in persons within the definition of transnational organized 

6 crime for purposes of the rewards program of the Depart7 ment of State, and for other purposes, with the Senate 

8 amendment thereto, and to consider in the House, without 

9 intervention of any point of order, a motion offered by the 

10 chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee 

11 that the House concur in the Senate amendment with an 

12 amendment consisting of the text of Rules Committee 

13 Print 115-66. The Senate amendment and the motion 

14 shall be considered as read. The motion shall be debatable 

15 for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair 

16 and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appro17 priations. The previous question shall be considered as or18 dered on the motion to its adoption without intervening 

19 motion. 

20 SEC. 2. On any legislative day during the period from 

21 March 23, 2018, through April 9, 2018 — 

22 (a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day 

23 shall be considered as approved; and 

24 (b) the Chair may at any time declare the House ad25 journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 


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1 clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an2 nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 

3 SEC. 3. The Speaker may appoint Members to per4 form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 

5 addressed by section 2 of this resolution as though under 

6 clause 8(a) of rule I. 

7 SEC. 4. Each day during the period addressed by sec8 tion 2 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar 

9 day for purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolu10 tion (50 U.S.C. 1546). 

11 SEC. 5. Each day during the period addressed by sec12 tion 2 of this resolution shall not constitute a legislative 

13 day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII. 

14 SEC. 6. The chair of the Committee on Appropria15 tions may insert in the Congressional Record not later 

16 than March 23, 2018, such material as he may deem ex17 planatory of the Senate amendment and the motion speci18 fied in the first section of this resolution. 


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House Calendar No. 134 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 796 

[Report No. 115–614] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendMarch 23, 2018, through April 9, 2018. providing for proceedings during the period from partment of State, and for other purposes; and for purposes of the rewards program of the De- in the definition of transnational organized crime clude severe forms of trafficking in persons with- Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to in- ment to the bill (H.R. 1625) to amend the State 

MARCH 22 (legislative day, MARCH 21), 2018 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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