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House Calendar No. 18 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 281 

[Report No. 116–32] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1585) to reauthorize the Violence 

Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 2, 2019 

Ms. SCANLON, 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. 1585) to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, 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 

4 the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 1585) to reauthorize the Violence 

6 Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes. The 

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


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1 of order against consideration of the bill are waived. Gen2 eral debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not ex3 ceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair 

4 and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 

5 Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be considered 

6 for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the 

7 amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 

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

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

10 purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an 

11 amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 

12 text of Rules Committee Print 116-9 modified by the 

13 amendment printed in part A of the report of the Com14 mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution. That 

15 amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be consid16 ered as read. All points of order against that amendment 

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

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

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

20 the Committee on Rules. Each such amendment may be 

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

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

23 be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time spec24 ified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 

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1 ment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 

2 of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 

3 Whole. All points of order against such amendments are 

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

5 amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill 

6 to the House with such amendments as may have been 

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

8 House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 

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

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

11 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

12 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

13 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in14 structions. 


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House Calendar No. 18 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 281 

[Report No. 116–32] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1585) 

of 1994, and for other purposes. to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act 

APRIL 2, 2019 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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