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116TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 116–17 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION (H. 

CON. RES. 24) EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT THE REPORT OF SPECIAL COUNSEL MUELLER SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE 

TO THE PUBLIC AND TO CONGRESS, AND PROVIDING FOR PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PERIOD FROM MARCH 15, 2019, THROUGH 

MARCH 22, 2019 

MARCH 11, 2019.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. DESAULNIER, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 208] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 208, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to the House 

with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 24, Expressing the sense of Congress that the report of Special Counsel 

Mueller should be made available to the public and to Congress, 

under a closed rule. The resolution provides one hour of debate 

equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The resolution waives 

all points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution. The resolution provides that the amendments to the concurrent resolution and the preamble printed in this report shall be 

considered as adopted and the concurrent resolution, as amended, 

shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of 

order against provisions in the concurrent resolution, as amended. 

Section 2 of the resolution provides that on any legislative day during the period from March 15, 2019, through March 22, 2019: the 

Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered 

as approved; and the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time to be announced by the Chair 

in declaring the adjournment. Section 3 of the resolution provides 

that the Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties of 

the Chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 2. 


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EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution, the Committee is not aware of 

any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the concurrent resolution, as amended, the Committee is 

not aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

1. Nadler (NY): Clarifies that the Resolution is calling for the release of the Special Counsel’s findings as was the case in the previous release of reports under the Special Counsel Regulations by 

adding the phrase ‘‘including findings’’. 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE PREAMBLE CONSIDERED AS

ADOPTED

1. Nadler (NY): Makes a conforming change by adding the phrase 

‘‘including findings’’ to the preamble. 

TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION CONSIDERED

AS ADOPTED

Page 5, line 3, insert after ‘‘report’’ the following: ‘‘, including 

findings,’’. 

Page 6, line 2, insert after ‘‘report’’ the following: ‘‘, including 

findings,’’. 

TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO THE PREAMBLE CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

Page 5, in the whereas clause beginning ‘‘Whereas in the only 

other instance where a Special Counsel was appointed’’, insert after 

‘‘interim and final reports’’ the following: ‘‘, including findings,’’. 

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