H. Res. 790 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

January 14, 2020. 

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. 1230) to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and other laws to clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and retaliation 

claims, 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 nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116– 
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46 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 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. 
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SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 

76) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 

of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the 

Department of Education relating to ‘‘Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability’’. All points of order against consideration of the joint resolution are waived. The joint resolution 

shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the joint resolution are waived. The previous question 

shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution and on 

any amendment thereto to final passage without intervening 

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

controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Education and Labor; and (2) one motion to 

recommit. 

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

January 17, 2020, through January 24, 2020— 

(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. 4. 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 3 of this resolution as though under clause 

8(a) of rule I. 

SEC. 5. Each day during the period addressed by section 

3 of this resolution shall not constitute a legislative day for 

purposes of clause 7 of rule XV. 

Attest: 

Clerk.