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House Calendar No. 79 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 967 

[Report No. 116–421] 

Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. RES. 965) authorizing 

remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives and providing 

for official remote committee proceedings during a public health emergency due to a novel coronavirus, and for other purposes; providing 

for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6800) making emergency supplemental 

appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for 

other purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from May 

19, 2020, through July 21, 2020; and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 14, 2020 

Mr. MCGOVERN, 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 resolution (H. RES. 965) 

authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives and providing for official remote committee 

proceedings during a public health emergency due to 

a novel coronavirus, and for other purposes; providing 

for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6800) making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 

ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; 


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providing for proceedings during the period from May 

19, 2020, through July 21, 2020; and for other purposes. 

1 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it 

2 shall be in order without intervention of any point of order 

3 to consider in the House the resolution (H. Res. 965) au4 thorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Rep5 resentatives and providing for official remote committee 

6 proceedings during a public health emergency due to a 

7 novel coronavirus, and for other purposes. The resolution 

8 shall be considered as read. The previous question shall 

9 be considered as ordered on the resolution to adoption 

10 without intervening motion or demand for division of the 

11 question except one hour of debate equally divided and 

12 controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 

13 the Committee on Rules. 

14 SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 

15 in order to consider in the House without intervention of 

16 any question of consideration the bill (H.R. 6800) making 

17 emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 

18 ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes. All 

19 points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. 

20 The amendment printed in the report of the Committee 

21 on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered 

22 as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as 

23 read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as 

24 amended, are waived. Clause 2(e) of rule XXI shall not 


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1 apply during consideration of the bill. The previous ques2 tion shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, 

3 and on any further amendment thereto, to final passage 

4 without intervening motion except: (1) two hours of debate 

5 equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 

6 minority member of the Committee on Appropriations; 

7 and (2) one motion to recommit with or without instruc8 tions. 

9 SEC. 3. Until completion of proceedings enabled by 

10 the first two sections of this resolution— 

11 (a) the Chair may decline to entertain any inter12 vening motion (except as expressly provided herein), reso13 lution, question, or notice; and 

14 (b) the Chair may decline to entertain the question 

15 of consideration. 

16 SEC. 4. On any legislative day during the period from 

17 May 19, 2020, through July 21, 2020— 

18 (a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day 

19 shall be considered as approved; and 

20 (b) the Chair may at any time declare the House ad21 journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 

22 clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an23 nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 

24 SEC. 5. The Speaker may appoint Members to per25 form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 


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1 addressed by section 4 of this resolution as though under 

2 clause 8(a) of rule I. 

3 SEC. 6. Each day during the period addressed by sec4 tion 4 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar 

5 day for purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolu6 tion (50 U.S.C. 1546). 

7 SEC. 7. Each day during the period addressed by sec8 tion 4 of this resolution shall not constitute a legislative 

9 day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII. 

10 SEC. 8. Each day during the period addressed by sec11 tion 4 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar 

12 or legislative day for purposes of clause 7(c)(1) of rule 

13 XXII. 

14 SEC. 9. Each day during the period addressed by sec15 tion 4 of this resolution shall not constitute a legislative 

16 day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XV. 

17 SEC. 10. It shall be in order without intervention of 

18 any point of order to consider concurrent resolutions pro19 viding for adjournment during the month of July, 2020. 

20 SEC. 11. It shall be in order at any time through the 

21 calendar day of July 19, 2020, for the Speaker to enter22 tain motions that the House suspend the rules as though 

23 under clause 1 of rule XV. The Speaker or her designee 

24 shall consult with the Minority Leader or his designee on 


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1 the designation of any matter for consideration pursuant 

2 to this section. 

3 SEC. 12. The requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 

4 for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Com5 mittee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the 

6 House is waived with respect to any resolution reported 

7 through the legislative day of July 21, 2020. 


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House Calendar No. 79 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 967 

[Report No. 116–421] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. 

2020; and for other purposes. the period from May 19, 2020, through July 21, other purposes; providing for proceedings during fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for emergency supplemental appropriations for the for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6800) making coronavirus, and for other purposes; providing public health emergency due to a novel official remote committee proceedings during a the House of Representatives and providing for RES. 965) authorizing remote voting by proxy in 

MAY 14, 2020 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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