H. Res. 389 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

May 21, 2019. 

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. 1500) to require the Consumer Financial Protection 

Bureau to meet its statutory purpose, 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 amendments 

specified in this section and shall not exceed one hour equally 

divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

member of the Committee on Financial Services. 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 Financial 

Services now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature 

of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 

Print 116–15 shall be considered as adopted in the House 
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and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, 

shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the 

bill, as amended, are waived. No further amendment to the 

bill, as amended, shall be in order except those printed in 

part A of 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 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 the 

Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the 

House with such further amendments as may have been 

adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 

on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment 

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. 1994) to amend 
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the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement 

savings, and for other purposes. All points of order against 

consideration of the bill are waived. The amendment in the 

nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 

Ways and Means now printed in the bill, modified by the 

amendment printed in part B of the report of the Committee 

on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as 

adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 

All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, 

are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further 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 

Ways and Means; and (2) one motion to recommit with or 

without instructions. 

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

May 24, 2019, through May 31, 2019— 

(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. 
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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 legislative day for 

purposes of clause 7 of rule XV. 

SEC. 6. It shall be in order at any time on the legislative 

day of May 23, 2019, for the Speaker to entertain motions 

that the House suspend the rules as though under clause 1 

of rule XV, relating to a measure making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019. 

SEC. 7. The requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for 

a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on 

Rules on the same day it is presented to the House is waived 

with respect to any resolution reported through the legislative 

day of May 23, 2019, relating to a measure making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2019. 

SEC. 8. The Committee on Appropriations may, at any 

time before 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 2, 2019, file privi-
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leged reports to accompany measures making appropriations 

for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. 

Attest: 

Clerk.