H. Res. 713 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

November 20, 2019. 

Resolved, That 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. 1309) to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard that requires covered 

employers within the health care and social service industries 

to develop and implement a comprehensive workplace violence 

prevention plan, 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 Education and Labor. After general 

debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 

five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of 

a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education 

and Labor now printed in the bill, an amendment in the na-
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ture of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 

Print 116–37, modified by the amendment printed in part A 

of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 

resolution, shall be considered as adopted in the House and 

in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall 

be considered as the original bill for the purpose of further 

amendment under the five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, 

as amended, are waived. No further amendment to the bill, 

as amended, shall be in order except those printed in part B 

of the report of the Committee on Rules. Each such further 

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 further amendments 

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

amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill, as 

amended, to the House with such further amendments as 

may have been adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto to final passage without intervening 
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motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

SEC. 2. On any legislative day during the period from 

November 22, 2019, through December 2, 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. 3. The Speaker may appoint Members to perform 

the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 2 of this resolution as though under clause 

8(a) of rule I. 

SEC. 4. Each day during the period addressed by section 

2 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar or legislative day for purposes of clause 7(c)(1) of rule XXII. 

SEC. 5. It shall be in order at any time on the legislative 

day of November 21, 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 con-
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sult with the Minority Leader or his designee on the designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to this section. 

Attest: 

Clerk.