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House Calendar No. 20 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 294 

[Report No. 116–37] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open 

internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing 

for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget 

and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 8, 2019 

Mr. MORELLE, 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. 1644) to restore 

the open internet order of the Federal Communications 

Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 

2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes. 

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 


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1 the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider2 ation of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet 

3 order of the Federal Communications Commission. The 

4 first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points 

5 of order against consideration of the bill are waived. Gen6 eral debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not ex7 ceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair 

8 and ranking minority member of the Committee on En9 ergy and Commerce. After general debate the bill shall be 

10 considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In 

11 lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute rec12 ommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

13 now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider 

14 as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under 

15 the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a sub16 stitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 

17 116-10. That amendment in the nature of a substitute 

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

19 that amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. 

20 No amendment to that amendment in the nature of a sub21 stitute shall be in order except those printed in part A 

22 of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 

23 this resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only 

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

25 by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered 


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1 as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 

2 report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 

3 an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 

4 not be subject to a demand for division of the question 

5 in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points 

6 of order against such amendments are waived. At the con7 clusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 

8 Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 

9 such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member 

10 may demand a separate vote in the House on any amend11 ment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill 

12 or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made 

13 in order as original text. The previous question shall be 

14 considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto 

15 to final passage without intervening motion except one 

16 motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

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

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

19 declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 

20 Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration 

21 of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget 

22 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to estab23 lish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020. The first 

24 reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of 

25 order against consideration of the bill are waived. General 


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1 debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 

2 one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and 

3 ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budg4 et. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

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

6 to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amend7 ment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the na8 ture of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Com9 mittee Print 116-11. That amendment in the nature of 

10 a substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order 

11 against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are 

12 waived. No amendment to that amendment in the nature 

13 of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in 

14 part B of the report of the Committee on Rules accom15 panying this resolution. Each such amendment may be of16 fered only in the order printed in the report, may be of17 fered only by a Member designated in the report, shall 

18 be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time spec19 ified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 

20 proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amend21 ment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 

22 of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 

23 Whole. All points of order against such amendments are 

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

25 amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill 


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1 to the House with such amendments as may have been 

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

3 House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 

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

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

6 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

7 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

8 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in9 structions. 

10 SEC. 3. House Resolution 293 is hereby adopted. 

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

12 April 11, 2019, through April 26, 2019— 

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

14 shall be considered as approved; and 

15 (b) the Chair may at any time declare the House ad16 journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 

17 clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an18 nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 

19 SEC. 5. The Speaker may appoint Members to per20 form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 

21 addressed by section 4 of this resolution as though under 

22 clause 8(a) of rule I. 

23 SEC. 6. Each day during the period addressed by sec24 tion 4 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar 


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1 day for purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolu2 tion (50 U.S.C. 1546). 

3 SEC. 7. Each day during the period addressed by sec4 tion 4 of this resolution shall not constitute a legislative 

5 day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII. 


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House Calendar No. 20 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 294 

[Report No. 116–37] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) 

poses. budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purAct of 1985 and to establish a congressional Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control sideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Communications Commission; providing for conto restore the open internet order of the Federal 

APRIL 8, 2019 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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