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House Calendar No. 3 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 40 

[Report No. 115–3] 

Providing 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; providing for consideration of the bill 

(H.R. 238) to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 

to better protect futures customers, to provide end-users 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; 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 10, 2017 

Mr. NEWHOUSE, 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. 78) to improve 

the consideration by the Securities and Exchange Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and 

orders; providing 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 

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sion, to help farmers, ranchers, and end-users manage 

risks, to help keep consumer costs low, and for other 

purposes; and for other purposes. 

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. 78) to improve the consideration 

6 by the Securities and Exchange Commission of the costs 

7 and benefits of its regulations and orders. The first read8 ing of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 

9 against consideration of the bill are waived. General de10 bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 

11 hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank12 ing minority member of the Committee on Financial Serv13 ices or their respective designees. After general debate the 

14 bill shall be considered for amendment under the five15 minute rule. The bill shall be considered as read. All points 

16 of order against provisions in the bill are waived. No 

17 amendment to the bill shall be in order except those print18 ed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules ac19 companying this resolution. Each such amendment may 

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

21 be offered only by a Member designated in the report, 

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

23 specified in the report equally divided and controlled by 

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

2 amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi3 sion of the question in the House or in the Committee 

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

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

6 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 

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

8 adopted. The previous question shall be considered as or9 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

10 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

11 with or without instructions. 

12 SEC. 2. At any time after adoption of this resolution 

13 the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, 

14 declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 

15 Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration 

16 of the bill (H.R. 238) to reauthorize the Commodity Fu17 tures Trading Commission, to better protect futures cus18 tomers, to provide end-users with market certainty, to 

19 make basic reforms to ensure transparency and account20 ability at the Commission, to help farmers, ranchers, and 

21 end-users manage risks, to help keep consumer costs low, 

22 and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall 

23 be dispensed with. All points of order against consider24 ation of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con25 fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally dimstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with BILLS

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1 vided and controlled by the Majority Leader and the Mi2 nority Leader or their respective designees. After general 

3 debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under 

4 the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as 

5 an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 

6 five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a sub7 stitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 

8 115-2. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 

9 be considered as read. All points of order against that 

10 amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No 

11 amendment to that amendment in the nature of a sub12 stitute shall be in order except those printed in part B 

13 of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 

14 this resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only 

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

16 by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered 

17 as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 

18 report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 

19 an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 

20 not be subject to a demand for division of the question 

21 in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points 

22 of order against such amendments are waived. At the con23 clusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 

24 Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 

25 such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member 

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1 may demand a separate vote in the House on any amend2 ment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill 

3 or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made 

4 in order as original text. The previous question shall be 

5 considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto 

6 to final passage without intervening motion except one 

7 motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

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

9 January 16, 2017, through January 20, 2017— 

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

11 shall be considered as approved; and 

12 (b) the Chair may at any time declare the House ad13 journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 

14 clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an15 nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 

16 SEC. 4. The Speaker may appoint Members to per17 form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 

18 addressed by section 3 of this resolution as though under 

19 clause 8(a) of rule I. 

20 SEC. 5. It shall be in order at any time on the legisla21 tive day of January 13, 2017, for the Speaker to entertain 

22 motions that the House suspend the rules as though under 

23 clause 1 of rule XV. The Speaker or his designee shall 

24 consult with the Minority Leader or her designee on the 

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1 designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to 

2 this section. 

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House Calendar No. 3 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 40 

[Report No. 115–3] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 78) to 

other purposes. sumer costs low, and for other purposes; and for and end-users manage risks, to help keep conat the Commission, to help farmers, ranchers, forms to ensure transparency and accountability users with market certainty, to make basic rebetter protect futures customers, to provide endthe Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to sideration of the bill (H.R. 238) to reauthorize of its regulations and orders; providing for conExchange Commission of the costs and benefits improve the consideration by the Securities and 

JANUARY 10, 2017 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 

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