H. Res. 739 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

December 4, 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. 2534) to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

to prohibit certain securities trading and related communications by those who possess material, nonpublic information. 

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 Financial 

Services. 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 Financial Services now printed in the bill, an 

amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 

text of Rules Committee Print 116–39 shall be considered as 
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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 the report of the Committee on Rules 

accompanying this resolution. 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 motion except 

one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

SEC. 2. (a) At any time on the legislative day of 

Wednesday, December 11, 2019, it shall be in order without 
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intervention of any point of order to consider in the House 

a motion to discharge the Committee on Foreign Affairs from 

further consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. 

Res. 77) directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of 

the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed 

Forces from hostilities in the Syrian Arab Republic that have 

not been authorized by Congress, if offered by Representative 

Gabbard of Hawaii. The motion shall be considered as read. 

The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 

motion to its adoption without intervening motion except 20 

minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by Representative Gabbard of Hawaii and an opponent. The question of adoption of the motion may be subject to postponement as though under clause 8 of rule XX. 

(b) The provisions of section 7 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546) shall not apply during the remainder 

of the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress to House Concurrent 

Resolution 77. 

Attest: 

Clerk.