H. Res. 40 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

January 11, 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. 78) to improve the consideration by the Securities and 

Exchange Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders. 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 Financial Services 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 provisions in the bill are waived. No 

amendment to the bill 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 of-
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fered 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 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. 

238) to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to better protect futures customers, to provide endusers with market certainty, to make basic reforms to ensure 

transparency and accountability at the Commission, to help 

farmers, ranchers, and end-users manage risks, to help keep 

consumer costs low, and for other purposes. The first reading 

of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 
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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 Majority Leader and the Minority 

Leader or their respective designees. 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 115–2. 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 
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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. On any legislative day during the period from 

January 16, 2017, through January 20, 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. 

SEC. 5. It shall be in order at any time on the legislative 

day of January 13, 2017, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules as though under 

clause 1 of rule XV. The Speaker or his designee shall con-
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sult with the Minority Leader or her designee on the designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to this section. 

Attest: 

Clerk.