H. Res. 921 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

November 16, 2016. 

Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall 

be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 5711) to 

prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from authorizing certain transactions by a U.S. financial institution in connection 

with the export or re-export of a commercial passenger aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Iran. All points of order 

against consideration of the bill are waived. In lieu of the 

amendment recommended by the Committee on Financial 

Services now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature 

of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 

Print 114–66 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 Financial Services; 
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(2) the further amendment printed in part A 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 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. 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. 

5982) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to 

provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval 

for ‘‘midnight rules’’, 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 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. 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 
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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 

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. 3. On any legislative day during the period from 

November 18, 2016, through November 28, 2016— 

(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. 
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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.