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House Calendar No. 19 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 398 

[Report No. 118–59] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2494) to make the assault 

of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense, and for other purposes; 

providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3091) to allow Federal 

law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for 

other purposes; and providing for consideration of 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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 15, 2023 

Mrs. FISCHBACH, 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 (H.R. 2494) to make 

the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable 

offense, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3091) to allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, 

and for other purposes; and providing for consideration 

of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 40) expressing 

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demning efforts to defund or dismantle local law enforcement agencies. 

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 consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 2494) to make the assault of a 

6 law enforcement officer a deportable offense, and for other 

7 purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 

8 with. All points of order against consideration of the bill 

9 are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill 

10 and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and con11 trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

12 Committee on the Judiciary or their respective designees. 

13 After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

14 amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the 

15 amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 

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

17 it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the 

18 purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an 

19 amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 

20 text of Rules Committee Print 118-4. That amendment 

21 in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. 

22 All points of order against that amendment in the nature 

23 of a substitute are waived. No amendment to that amend24 ment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except 


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1 those printed in part A of the report of the Committee 

2 on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such amend3 ment may be offered only in the order printed in the re4 port, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 

5 report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 

6 the time specified in the report equally divided and con7 trolled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be 

8 subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a de9 mand for division of the question in the House or in the 

10 Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such 

11 amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consider12 ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise 

13 and report the bill to the House with such amendments 

14 as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a 

15 separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 

16 in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amend17 ment in the nature of a substitute made in order as origi18 nal text. The previous question shall be considered as or19 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

20 without intervening motion except one motion to recom21 mit. 

22 SEC. 2. At any time after adoption of this resolution 

23 the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, 

24 declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 

25 Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration 


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1 of the bill (H.R. 3091) to allow Federal law enforcement 

2 officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other 

3 purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 

4 with. All points of order against consideration of the bill 

5 are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill 

6 and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and con7 trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

8 Committee on the Judiciary or their respective designees. 

9 After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

10 amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the 

11 amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 

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

13 it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the 

14 purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an 

15 amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 

16 text of Rules Committee Print 118-5. That amendment 

17 in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. 

18 All points of order against that amendment in the nature 

19 of a substitute are waived. No amendment to that amend20 ment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except 

21 those printed in part B of the report of the Committee 

22 on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such amend23 ment may be offered only in the order printed in the re24 port, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 

25 report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 


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1 the time specified in the report equally divided and con2 trolled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be 

3 subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a de4 mand for division of the question in the House or in the 

5 Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such 

6 amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consider7 ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise 

8 and report the bill to the House with such amendments 

9 as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a 

10 separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 

11 in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amend12 ment in the nature of a substitute made in order as origi13 nal text. The previous question shall be considered as or14 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

15 without intervening motion except one motion to recom16 mit. 

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

18 in order to consider in the House the concurrent resolution 

19 (H. Con. Res. 40) expressing support for local law enforce20 ment officers and condemning efforts to defund or dis21 mantle local law enforcement agencies. All points of order 

22 against consideration of the concurrent resolution are 

23 waived. The concurrent resolution shall be considered as 

24 read. All points of order against provisions in the concur25 rent resolution are waived. The previous question shall be 


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1 considered as ordered on the concurrent resolution and 

2 preamble, and on any amendment thereto, to adoption 

3 without intervening motion or demand for division of the 

4 question except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and 

5 controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 

6 the Committee on the Judiciary or their respective des7 ignees; and (2) the amendment printed in part C of the 

8 report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this reso9 lution, if offered by the Member designated in the report, 

10 which shall be in order without intervention of any point 

11 of order, shall be considered as read, shall be separately 

12 debatable for the time specified in the report equally di13 vided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 

14 and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 

15 question. 


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House Calendar No. 19 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 398 

[Report No. 118–59] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2494) 

law enforcement agencies. condemning efforts to defund or dismantle local support for local law enforcement officers and current resolution (H. Con. Res. 40) expressing poses; and providing for consideration of the conchase retired service weapons, and for other purto allow Federal law enforcement officers to purviding for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3091) a deportable offense, and for other purposes; proto make the assault of a law enforcement officer 

MAY 15, 2023 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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