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House Calendar No. 43 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 577 

[Report No. 116–217] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2203) to increase transparency, 

accountability, and community engagement within the Department of 

Homeland Security, provide independent oversight of border security 

activities, improve training for agents and officers of U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 

and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 

3525) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the 

Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish uniform processes for medical screening of individuals interdicted between 

ports of entry, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of 

the resolution (H. Res. 576) expressing the sense of the House of 

Representatives with respect to the whistleblower complaint of August 

12, 2019, made to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community; 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 24, 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. 2203) to increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement within the Department of Homeland Security, 

provide independent oversight of border security activities, improve training for agents and officers of U.S. 


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Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration 

and Customs Enforcement, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3525) to amend 

the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to 

establish uniform processes for medical screening of individuals interdicted between ports of entry, and for other 

purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution 

(H. Res. 576) expressing the sense of the House of 

Representatives with respect to the whistleblower complaint of August 12, 2019, made to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community; and for other purposes. 

1 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it 

2 shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 

3 2203) to increase transparency, accountability, and com4 munity engagement within the Department of Homeland 

5 Security, provide independent oversight of border security 

6 activities, improve training for agents and officers of U.S. 

7 Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration 

8 and Customs Enforcement, and for other purposes. All 

9 points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. 

10 In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute 

11 recommended by the Committee on Homeland Security 

12 now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of 

13 a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 

14 Print 116-27, modified by the amendment printed in the 

15 report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resoVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:18 Sep 25, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR577.RH HR577

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1 lution, shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amend2 ed, shall be considered as read. All points of order against 

3 provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The pre4 vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, 

5 as amended, and on any further amendment thereto, to 

6 final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one 

7 hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair 

8 and ranking minority member of the Committee on Home9 land Security; and (2) one motion to recommit with or 

10 without instructions. 

11 SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 

12 in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3525) 

13 to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct 

14 the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

15 to establish uniform processes for medical screening of in16 dividuals interdicted between ports of entry, and for other 

17 purposes. All points of order against consideration of the 

18 bill are waived. In lieu of the amendment in the nature 

19 of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Home20 land Security now printed in the bill, an amendment in 

21 the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 

22 Committee Print 116-33 shall be considered as adopted. 

23 The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All 

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

25 are waived. The previous question shall be considered as 


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1 ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further 

2 amendment thereto, to final passage without intervening 

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

4 controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 

5 the Committee on Homeland Security; and (2) one motion 

6 to recommit with or without instructions. 

7 SEC. 3. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 

8 in order without intervention of any point of order to con9 sider in the House the resolution (H. Res. 576) expressing 

10 the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to 

11 the whistleblower complaint of August 12, 2019, made to 

12 the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community. The 

13 resolution shall be considered as read. The previous ques14 tion shall be considered as ordered on the resolution and 

15 preamble to adoption without intervening motion or de16 mand for division of the question except one hour of de17 bate equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank18 ing minority member of the Permanent Select Committee 

19 on Intelligence. 

20 SEC. 4. It shall be in order at any time on the legisla21 tive day of September 26, 2019, for the Speaker to enter22 tain motions that the House suspend the rules as though 

23 under clause 1 of rule XV. The Speaker or her designee 

24 shall consult with the Minority Leader or his designee on 


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1 the designation of any matter for consideration pursuant 

2 to this section. 

3 SEC. 5. On any legislative day during the period from 

4 September 30, 2019, through October 14, 2019— 

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

6 shall be considered as approved; and 

7 (b) the Chair may at any time declare the House ad8 journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 

9 clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an10 nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 

11 SEC. 6. The Speaker may appoint Members to per12 form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 

13 addressed by section 5 of this resolution as though under 

14 clause 8 (a) of rule I. 

15 SEC. 7. Each day during the period addressed by sec16 tion 5 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar 

17 day for purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolu18 tion (50 U.S.C. 1546). 

19 SEC. 8. Each day during the period addressed by sec20 tion 5 of this resolution shall not constitute a legislative 

21 day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII. 

22 SEC. 9. Each day during the period addressed by sec23 tion 5 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar 

24 or legislative day for purposes of clause 7(c)(1) of rule 

25 XXII. Sec. 10. Each day during the period addressed by 


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1 section 5 of this resolution shall not constitute a legislative 

2 day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XV. 


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House Calendar No. 43 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 577 

[Report No. 116–217] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2203) 

Community; and for other purposes. made to the Inspector General of the Intelligence whistleblower complaint of August 12, 2019, House of Representatives with respect to the lution (H. Res. 576) expressing the sense of the purposes; providing for consideration of the resointerdicted between ports of entry, and for other processes for medical screening of individuals toms and Border Protection to establish uniform 2002 to direct the Commissioner of U.S. Cus3525) to amend the Homeland Security Act of providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. Customs Enforcement, and for other purposes; Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and ing for agents and officers of U.S. Customs and sight of border security activities, improve trainof Homeland Security, provide independent overcommunity engagement within the Department to increase transparency, accountability, and 

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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