H. Res. 877 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

March 4, 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. 1140) to enhance the security operations of the Transportation Security Administration and stability of the transportation security workforce by applying the personnel system 

under title 5, United States Code, to employees of the Transportation Security Administration who provide screening of 

all passengers and property, 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 Homeland Security. 

After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
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Homeland Security now printed in the bill 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 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. It shall be in order at any time on the legislative 

day of March 5, 2020, for the Speaker to entertain motions 

that the House suspend the rules as though under clause 1 

of rule XV, relating to a measure making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. 

SEC. 3. The requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for 

a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on 

Rules on the same day it is presented to the House is waived 

with respect to any resolution reported through the legislative 

day of March 5, 2020, relating to a measure making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2020. 

Attest: 

Clerk.