H. Res. 352 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

May 24, 2017. 

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. 1973) to prevent the sexual abuse of minors and amateur athletes by requiring the prompt reporting of sexual 

abuse to law enforcement authorities, 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 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 the Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 

five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of 

a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary 

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

original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five- 
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minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115–20. 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 
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without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

with or without instructions. 

SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 1761) to amend 

title 18, United States Code, to criminalize the knowing consent of the visual depiction, or live transmission, of a minor 

engaged in sexually explicit conduct, 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 the Judiciary now 

printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115– 

19 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; (2) the further 

amendment printed in part B of the report of the Committee 

on Rules accompanying this resolution, if offered by the 

Member designated in the report, which shall be in order 

without intervention of any point of order, shall be considered 

as read, shall be separately debatable for the time specified 
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in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent 

and an opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for 

a division of the question; and (3) one motion to recommit 

with or without instructions. 

SEC. 3. On any legislative day during the period from 

May 26, 2017, through June 5, 2017— 

(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 adjourned to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 

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

SEC. 4. The Speaker may appoint Members to perform 

the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 3 of this resolution as though under clause 

8(a) of rule I. 

Attest: 

Clerk.