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House Calendar No. 153 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 897 

[Report No. 114–794] 

Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 5303) to provide for 

improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide 

for the conservation and development of water and related resources, 

and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 

6094) to provide for a 6-month delay in the effective date of a rule 

of the Department of Labor relating to income thresholds for determining 

overtime pay for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, 

and computer employees; and providing for proceedings during the period 

from September 29, 2016, through November 11, 2016. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 

Mr. WOODALL, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 5303) 

to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors 

of the United States, to provide for the conservation 

and development of water and related resources, and 

for other purposes; providing for consideration of the 

bill (H.R. 6094) to provide for a 6-month delay in the 

effective date of a rule of the Department of Labor 

relating to income thresholds for determining overtime 


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pay for executive, administrative, professional, outside 

sales, and computer employees; and providing for proceedings during the period from September 29, 2016, 

through November 11, 2016. 

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 further 

5 consideration of the bill (H.R. 5303) to provide for im6 provements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, 

7 to provide for the conservation and development of water 

8 and related resources, and for other purposes. No further 

9 amendment to the amendment in the nature of a sub10 stitute referred to in the first section of House Resolution 

11 892 shall be in order except those printed in the report 

12 of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 

13 Each such further amendment may be offered only in the 

14 order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Mem15 ber designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 

16 shall be debatable for the time specified in the report 

17 equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 

18 opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 

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

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

21 of order against such further amendments are waived. At 

22 the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment 


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1 pursuant to this resolution the Committee shall rise and 

2 report the bill to the House with such amendments as may 

3 have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate 

4 vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the Com5 mittee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in 

6 the nature of a substitute made in order as original text. 

7 The previous question shall be considered as ordered on 

8 the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 

9 intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 

10 or without instructions. 

11 SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 

12 in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 6094) 

13 to provide for a 6-month delay in the effective date of a 

14 rule of the Department of Labor relating to income 

15 thresholds for determining overtime pay for executive, ad16 ministrative, professional, outside sales, and computer em17 ployees. All points of order against consideration of the 

18 bill are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All 

19 points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. 

20 The previous question shall be considered as ordered on 

21 the bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage 

22 without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate 

23 equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 

24 minority member of the Committee on Education and the 

25 Workforce; and (2) one motion to recommit. 


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

2 September 29, 2016, through November 11, 2016— 

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

4 shall be considered as approved; and 

5 (b) the Chair may at any time declare the House ad6 journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 

7 clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an8 nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 

9 SEC. 4. The Speaker may appoint Members to per10 form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 

11 addressed by section 3 of this resolution as though under 

12 clause 8(a) of rule I. 

13 SEC. 5. Each day during the period addressed by sec14 tion 3 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar 

15 day for purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolu16 tion (50 U.S.C. 1546). 

17 SEC. 6. Each day during the period addressed by sec18 tion 3 of this resolution shall not constitute a legislative 

19 day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII. 

20 SEC. 7. Each day during the period addressed by sec21 tion 3 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar 

22 or legislative day for purposes of clause 7(c)(1) of rule 

23 XXII. 


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House Calendar No. 153 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 897 

[Report No. 114–794] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 

2016. from September 29, 2016, through November 11, and providing for proceedings during the period sional, outside sales, and computer employees; time pay for executive, administrative, profesing to income thresholds for determining overdate of a rule of the Department of Labor relatto provide for a 6-month delay in the effective viding for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6094) related resources, and for other purposes; prothe conservation and development of water and and harbors of the United States, to provide for 5303) to provide for improvements to the rivers 

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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