H. Res. 629 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

October 16, 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. 1815) to require the Securities and Exchange Commission, when developing rules and regulations about disclosures 

to retail investors, to conduct investor testing, including a 

survey and interviews of retail investors, 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 

amendments specified in this section 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 
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in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 

Committee Print 116–34, 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 with-
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out intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 

or without instructions. 

SEC. 2. 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. 

3624) to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the disclosure of the total number of domestic and foreign employees of certain public companies, 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 Financial Services. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be 

in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 

amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 

nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill. The committee 

amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered 

as read. All points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment 

to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute 

shall be in order except those printed in part C of the report 
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of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 

Each such 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 

amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of 

the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 

the bill to the House with such amendments as may have 

been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in 

the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 

the Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the 

nature of a substitute. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final 

passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

Attest: 

Clerk.