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House Calendar No. 49 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 322 

[Report No. 113–187] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 367) to amend chapter 8 of 

title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive 

branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval 

is enacted into law; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2009) 

to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from enforcing the Patient 

Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education 

Reconciliation Act of 2010; providing for proceedings during the period 

from August 3, 2013, through September 6, 2013; and providing for 

consideration of the bill (H.R. 2879) to provide limitations on bonuses 

for Federal employees during sequestration, to provide for investigative 

leave requirements for members of the Senior Executive Service, to 

establish certain procedures for conducting in-person or telephonic interactions by Executive branch employees with individuals, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 31, 2013 

Mr. COLE, 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. 367) to amend 

chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide 

that major rules of the executive branch shall have no 

force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is 

enacted into law; providing for consideration of the bill 


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(H.R. 2009) to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury 

from enforcing the Patient Protection and Affordable 

Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; providing for proceedings during the 

period from August 3, 2013, through September 6, 2013; 

and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2879) 

to provide limitations on bonuses for Federal employees 

during sequestration, to provide for investigative leave 

requirements for members of the Senior Executive Service, to establish certain procedures for conducting inperson or telephonic interactions by Executive branch 

employees with individuals, and for other purposes. 

1 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 

2 resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 

3 rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 

4 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 367) to amend chapter 8 of title 

6 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the 

7 executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint 

8 resolution of approval is enacted into law. The first read9 ing of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 

10 against consideration of the bill are waived. General de11 bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 

12 hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank13 ing minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. 

14 After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

15 amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order 

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1 ment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the na2 ture of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 

3 the Judiciary now printed in the bill modified by the 

4 amendment printed in part A of the report of the Com5 mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution. That 

6 amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be consid7 ered as read. All points of order against that amendment 

8 in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment 

9 to that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 

10 in order except those printed in part B of the report of 

11 the Committee on Rules. Each such amendment may be 

12 offered only in the order printed in the report, may be 

13 offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall 

14 be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time spec15 ified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 

16 proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amend17 ment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 

18 of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 

19 Whole. All points of order against such amendments are 

20 waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 

21 amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill 

22 to the House with such amendments as may have been 

23 adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the 

24 House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 

25 the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature 


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1 of a substitute made in order as original text. The previous 

2 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

3 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

4 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in5 structions. 

6 SEC. 2. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall 

7 be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 2009) 

8 to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from enforcing 

9 the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the 

10 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. 

11 All points of order against consideration of the bill are 

12 waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of 

13 order against provisions in the bill are waived. The pre14 vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 

15 and on any amendment thereto to final passage without 

16 intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally 

17 divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

18 member of the Committee on Ways and Means; and (2) 

19 one motion to recommit. 

20 SEC. 3. House Resolution 292 is laid on the table. 

21 SEC. 4. On any legislative day during the period from 

22 August 3, 2013, through September 6, 2013, — 

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

24 shall be considered as approved; 


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1 (b) the Chair may at any time declare the House ad2 journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 

3 clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an4 nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment; and 

5 (c) bills and resolutions introduced during the period 

6 addressed by this section shall be numbered, listed in the 

7 Congressional Record, and when printed shall bear the 

8 date of introduction, but may be referred by the Speaker 

9 at a later time. 

10 SEC. 5. The Speaker may appoint Members to per11 form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 

12 addressed by section 4 of this resolution as though under 

13 clause 8(a) of rule I. 

14 SEC. 6. Each day during the period addressed by sec15 tion 4 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar 

16 day for purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolu17 tion (50 U.S.C. 1546). 

18 SEC. 7. Each day during the period addressed by sec19 tion 4 of this resolution shall not constitute a legislative 

20 day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII. 

21 SEC. 8. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall 

22 be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 2879) 

23 to provide limitations on bonuses for Federal employees 

24 during sequestration, to provide for investigative leave re25 quirements for members of the Senior Executive Service, 


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1 to establish certain procedures for conducting in-person 

2 or telephonic interactions by Executive branch employees 

3 with individuals, and for other purposes. All points of 

4 order against consideration of the bill are waived. The bill 

5 shall be considered as read. All points of order against 

6 provisions in the bill are waived. The previous question 

7 shall be considered as ordered on the bill and on any 

8 amendment thereto to final passage without intervening 

9 motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and 

10 controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 

11 the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; and 

12 (2) one motion to recommit. 

13 SEC. 9. Upon passage of H.R. 2879, the following 

14 bills shall be laid on the table: H.R. 1541, H.R. 2579, 

15 and H.R. 2711. 


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House Calendar No. 49 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 322 

[Report No. 113–187] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 367) 

viduals, and for other purposes. actions by Executive branch employees with indifor conducting in-person or telephonic interExecutive Service, to establish certain procedures leave requirements for members of the Senior during sequestration, to provide for investigative limitations on bonuses for Federal employees consideration of the bill (H.R. 2879) to provide through September 6, 2013; and providing for ceedings during the period from August 3, 2013, Reconciliation Act of 2010; providing for proCare Act and the Health Care and Education enforcing the Patient Protection and Affordable to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from viding for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2009) resolution of approval is enacted into law; probranch shall have no force or effect unless a joint Code, to provide that major rules of the executive to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States 

JULY 31, 2013 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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