H. Res. 509 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

July 24, 2019. 

Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall 

be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 397) to 

amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund, to establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration within the Department of the Treasury to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans, 

and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. In lieu of the amendments in the 

nature of a substitute recommended by the Committees on 

Education and Labor and Ways and Means now printed in 

the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116–24 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 among 
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and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 

the Committee on Education and Labor and the chair and 

ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and 

Means; (2) the further amendment printed in part A of the 

report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, if offered by the Member designated in the report, which 

shall be in order without intervention of any point of order, 

shall be considered as read, shall be separately debatable for 

the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled 

by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject 

to a demand for division of the question; and (3) one motion 

to recommit with or without instructions. 

SEC. 2. 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. 

3239) to require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to perform an initial health screening on detainees, 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 the 

Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amend-
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ment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary 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 rule an amendment in the nature 

of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 

Print 116–26 modified by the amendment printed in part B 

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 C 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 
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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 final passage without intervening 

motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

SEC. 3. House Resolution 507 is hereby adopted. 

SEC. 4. It shall be in order at any time on the legislative 

day of July 25, 2019, or July 26, 2019, for the Speaker to 

entertain motions that the House suspend the rules as 

though under clause 1 of rule XV. The Speaker or her designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or his designee 

on the designation of any matter for consideration pursuant 

to this section. 

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

July 29, 2019, through September 6, 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. 

SEC. 6. The Speaker may appoint Members to perform 

the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period ad-
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dressed by section 5 of this resolution as though under clause 

8(a) of rule I. 

SEC. 7. Each day during the period addressed by section 

5 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar day for 

purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolution (50 

U.S.C. 1546). 

SEC. 8. Each day during the period addressed by section 

5 of this resolution shall not constitute a legislative day for 

purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII. 

SEC. 9. Each day during the period addressed by section 

5 of this resolution shall not constitute a legislative day for 

purposes of clause 7 of rule XV. 

Attest: 

Clerk.