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House Calendar No. 41 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 558 

[Report No. 116–210] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1423) to amend title 9 of 

the United States Code with respect to arbitration; waiving a requirement 

of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain 

resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules; and providing for 

consideration of motions to suspend the rules. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 

Mrs. TORRES, 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. 1423) to amend 

title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration; waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 

with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules; and providing for 

consideration of motions to suspend the rules. 

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. 1423) to amend title 9 of the United 

3 States Code with respect to arbitration. The first reading 

4 of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 

5 against consideration of the bill are waived. General de6 bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 

7 hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank8 ing minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. 

9 After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

10 amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the 

11 amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 

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

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

14 purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an 

15 amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 

16 text of Rules Committee Print 116-32 modified by the 

17 amendment printed in part A of the report of the Com18 mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution. That 

19 amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be consid20 ered as read. All points of order against that amendment 

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

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

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

24 the Committee on Rules. Each such amendment may be 

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


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

2 be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time spec3 ified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 

4 proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amend5 ment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 

6 of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 

7 Whole. All points of order against such amendments are 

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

9 amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill 

10 to the House with such amendments as may have been 

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

12 House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 

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

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

15 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

16 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

17 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in18 structions. 

19 SEC. 2. The requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 

20 for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Com21 mittee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the 

22 House is waived with respect to any resolution reported 

23 through the legislative day of September 20, 2019, relat24 ing to a measure making or continuing appropriations for 

25 the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. 


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1 SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time on the legisla2 tive day of September 19, 2019, or September 20, 2019, 

3 for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House sus4 pend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV. The 

5 Speaker or her designee shall consult with the Minority 

6 Leader or his designee on the designation of any matter 

7 for consideration pursuant to this section. 


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House Calendar No. 41 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 558 

[Report No. 116–210] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1423) 

ation of motions to suspend the rules. Committee on Rules; and providing for consideration of certain resolutions reported from the clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to considerrespect to arbitration; waiving a requirement of to amend title 9 of the United States Code with 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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