H. Res. 252 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

March 27, 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. 7) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 

to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, 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 Education and Labor. 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 Education and Labor 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 
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rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting 

of the text of Rules Committee Print 116–8 modified by the 

amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee 

on Rules accompanying this resolution. 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. 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 
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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 without intervention of any point of order to consider 

in the House the resolution (H. Res. 124) expressing opposition to banning service in the Armed Forces by openly 

transgender individuals. The resolution shall be considered as 

read. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on 

the resolution and preamble to adoption without intervening 

motion or demand for division of the question except one 

hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair 

and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed 

Services. 

Attest: 

Clerk.