H. Res. 897 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

September 28, 2016. 

Resolved, That 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 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. No further amendment to the amendment in 

the nature of a substitute referred to in the first section of 

House Resolution 892 shall be in order except those printed 

in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 

resolution. Each such further 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 
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the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such 

further amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment pursuant to this resolution 

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

such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member 

may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment 

adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the 

amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as 

original text. 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. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider in the House 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. All points of 

order against consideration of the bill are waived. The bill 

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

considered as ordered on the bill and on any 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 
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Education and the Workforce; and (2) one motion to recommit. 

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

September 29, 2016, through November 11, 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. 

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. 

SEC. 5. Each day during the period addressed by section 

3 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar day for 

purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolution (50 

U.S.C. 1546). 

SEC. 6. Each day during the period addressed by section 

3 of this resolution shall not constitute a legislative day for 

purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII. 
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SEC. 7. Each day during the period addressed by section 

3 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar or legislative day for purposes of clause 7(c)(1) of rule XXII. 

Attest: 

Clerk.