H. Res. 398 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

May 16, 2023. 

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 consideration of the bill 

(H.R. 2494) to make the assault of a law enforcement officer 

a deportable offense, 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 or their respective designees. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of 

the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 

the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, it 

shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment 

in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
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Committee Print 118–4. That amendment in the nature of a 

substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order 

against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are 

waived. No amendment to that amendment in the nature of 

a substitute shall be in order except those printed in part A 

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. 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. 
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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. 

3091) to allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase 

retired service weapons, 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 or their respective designees. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of 

the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 

the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, it 

shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment 

in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 

Committee Print 118–5. That amendment in the nature of a 

substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order 

against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are 

waived. No amendment to that amendment in the nature of 

a substitute shall be in order except those printed in part B 

of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 

resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only in the 
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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. 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. 

SEC. 3. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider in the House the concurrent resolution (H. 

Con. Res. 40) expressing support for local law enforcement 

officers and condemning efforts to defund or dismantle local 

law enforcement agencies. All points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution are waived. The concurrent resolution shall be considered as read. All points of order 

against provisions in the concurrent resolution are waived. 
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The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 

concurrent resolution and preamble, and on any amendment 

thereto, to adoption without intervening motion or demand 

for division of the question except: (1) one hour of debate 

equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their respective designees; and (2) the amendment printed in part C 

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 division of the question. 

Attest: 

Clerk.