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House Calendar No. 91 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 562 

[Report No. 115–345] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 585) to provide greater whistleblower protections for Federal employees, increased awareness of Federal 

whistleblower protections, and increased accountability and required discipline for Federal supervisors who retaliate against whistleblowers, and 

for other purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from 

October 16, 2017, through October 20, 2017; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 10, 2017 

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, 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 (S. 585) to provide 

greater whistleblower protections for Federal employees, 

increased awareness of Federal whistleblower protections, 

and increased accountability and required discipline for 

Federal supervisors who retaliate against whistleblowers, 

and for other purposes; providing for proceedings during 

the period from October 16, 2017, through October 20, 

2017; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. 


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1 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it 

2 shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (S. 585) 

3 to provide greater whistleblower protections for Federal 

4 employees, increased awareness of Federal whistleblower 

5 protections, and increased accountability and required dis6 cipline for Federal supervisors who retaliate against whis7 tleblowers, and for other purposes. All points of order 

8 against consideration of the bill are waived. The bill shall 

9 be considered as read. All points of order against provi10 sions in the bill are waived. The previous question shall 

11 be considered as ordered on the bill and on any amend12 ment thereto to final passage without intervening motion 

13 except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and con14 trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

15 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; and (2) 

16 one motion to recommit. 

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

18 October 16, 2017, through October 20, 2017— 

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

20 shall be considered as approved; and 

21 (b) the Chair may at any time declare the House ad22 journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 

23 clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an24 nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 


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1 SEC. 3. The Speaker may appoint Members to per2 form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 

3 addressed by section 2 of this resolution as though under 

4 clause 8(a) of rule I. 

5 SEC. 4. It shall be in order at any time on the legisla6 tive day of October 12, 2017, or October 13, 2017, for 

7 the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend 

8 the rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV. The Speak9 er or his designee shall consult with the Minority Leader 

10 or her designee on the designation of any matter for con11 sideration pursuant to this section. 


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House Calendar No. 91 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 562 

[Report No. 115–345] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 585) to 

sideration of motions to suspend the rules. through October 20, 2017; and providing for conduring the period from October 16, 2017, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings supervisors who retaliate against whistleblowers, countability and required discipline for Federal eral whistleblower protections, and increased acFederal employees, increased awareness of Fedprovide greater whistleblower protections for 

OCTOBER 10, 2017 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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