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Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 790) to provide for a pay increase in 2019 for certain civilian employees of the Federal Government, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

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. 790) to provide for a pay increase in 2019 for certain civilian employees of the Federal Government, 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 Oversight and Reform. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 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 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 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 2. It shall be in order at any time through the legislative day of February 8, 2019, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV. The Speaker or her designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or his designee on the designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to this section. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

Summary: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 790) to provide for a pay increase in 2019 for certain civilian employees of the Federal Government, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.
Honoring the life of Dr. Frank Erdman Boston as a World War I veteran, military surgeon, community doctor, and founder of the Elm Terrace/Abington Lansdale Hospital and the Volunteer Medical Service Corps (VMSC) ambulance corps.

Whereas Mr. Boston attended Lincoln University, originally established as The Ashmun Institute, the Nation’s first degree-granting historically Black college and university; Whereas subsequently, Dr. Boston attended the Medico-Chirurgical College, an outgrowth of the Medico-Chirurgical Society of Philadelphia which merged with the University of Pennsylvania Medical College and Jefferson Medical College; Whereas when World War I began, Dr. Boston enlisted and was immediately given the rank of first lieutenant in the Army Medical Reserve Corps; Whereas African-American recruits, including Dr. Boston, were sent for medical training at the Medical Officers Training Camp, Fort Des Moines, Iowa; Whereas after completing his training, Dr. Boston was assigned as a medical officer with the 317th Engineers Regiment of the 92d Division of the American Expeditionary Forces; Whereas Dr. Boston’s division fought bravely across France and in the bloody Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the largest operation of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I; Whereas the Meuse-Argonne Offensive was the deadliest campaign in American history, resulting in more than 26,000 soldiers killed in action and more than 120,000 total casualties; Whereas during his tour of duty, Dr. Boston treated soldiers while under aerial and gas attack; Whereas Dr. Boston served in France with the rank of captain and ended his military service as a major; Whereas after the war, Dr. Boston returned to work in Philadelphia and later settled in Lansdale where he opened the Elm Terrace Hospital, which was later renamed North Penn Hospital and subsequently became part of the Abington Jefferson Health Systems; Whereas Dr. Boston also formed a First Aid Emergency Squad in Lansdale, eventually known as the Volunteer Medical Service Corps of Lansdale; Whereas as a Boy Scout official, Dr. Boston served as chairman of Health and Safety for the General Nash District, Valley Forge Scout Council; Whereas Dr. Boston was a member of the Reserve Officers Association of Military Surgeons, the Montgomery County Medical Society, and the American Medical Association; Whereas Dr. Boston died February 8, 1960, at 69 years of age, and was buried in Lansdale; and Whereas Jefferson Health and Abington Lansdale Hospital, along with the Borough of Lansdale, are honoring Dr. Boston, and a mural is being planned for the Lansdale Borough Hall: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representative honors the life of Dr. Frank Erdman Boston as a World War I veteran, military surgeon, community doctor, and founder of the Elm Terrace/Abington Lansdale Hospital and the Volunteer Medical Service Corps (VMSC) ambulance corps.

Summary: This resolution honors the life of Dr. Frank Erdman Boston as a World War I veteran, military surgeon, community doctor, and founder of the Elm Terrace/Abington Lansdale Hospital and the Volunteer Medical Service Corps.
Expressing support for the designation of October 23, 2019, as a national day of remembrance of the tragic 1983 terrorist bombing of the United States Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon.

Whereas the United States deployed members of the Armed Forces to Lebanon in 1982 as part of a multinational peacekeeping force; Whereas early on the morning of October 23, 1983, a truck packed with explosives detonated outside of a building at Beirut International Airport that served as quarters for several hundred members of the United States Armed Forces deployed as part of the peacekeeping force; Whereas 241 members of the Armed Forces were killed in the blast; Whereas the Americans killed included 220 Marines, members of the 1st Battalion, 8th Marines-Battalion Landing Team, which made October 23, 1983, the deadliest day for the Marine Corps since the Battle of Iwo Jima in February 1945 during World War II; Whereas, in addition to the Marine Corps casualties, 18 Navy sailors and 3 Army soldiers were killed, and more than 100 other members of the Armed Forces were injured; Whereas members of the Armed Forces from 39 States and Puerto Rico died while serving in Beirut, Lebanon, from 1982 to 1984; Whereas, on the same day as the bombing of the Marine Corps Barracks, another suicide bomber killed 58 French paratroopers housed at another building in Beirut; and Whereas it is fitting and proper that the events of October 23, 1983, and the members of the United States Armed Forces who died in Beirut on that day are recognized through the establishment of a national remembrance day on October 23: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives— (1) supports the designation of a national day of remembrance for members of the United States Armed Forces who were killed or injured by the terrorist attack on the United States Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 23, 1983; and (2) encourages the people of the United States to support and participate in appropriate ceremonies, programs, and other activities in observance of such a national day of remembrance.

Summary: This resolution expresses support for the designation of a national day of remembrance for members of the U.S. Armed Forces who were killed or injured by the terrorist attack on the Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 23, 1983.
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit in any bill, joint resolution, or conference report appropriating funds for relief and emergency assistance in response to major disasters the inclusion of any provision which appropriates or otherwise makes available funds for any other purpose.

1. Limiting scope of measures appropriating funds for disaster relief Rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: 13. (a) It shall not be in order to consider a bill, joint resolution, or conference report which appropriates or otherwise makes available funds for relief and emergency assistance in response to a major disaster if the bill, joint resolution, or conference report contains any provision which appropriates or otherwise makes available funds for any other purpose. (b) In this clause, the term major disaster 42 U.S.C. 5122(2) .

Summary: This resolution permits Members to object to the consideration of legislation that provides funding for assistance to respond to a major disaster if the legislation also provides funding for any other purpose.
Expressing support for efforts across the country to count every legal vote and to investigate and punish election fraud in the 2020 Presidential election.

Whereas republican governments are chosen through free elections by eligible citizens; Whereas over 150,000,000 Americans participated in an election to choose our next President on November 3, 2020; Whereas serious allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 election have been made in States like Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, Arizona, and Nevada; Whereas voting discrepancies and last-minute rule changes outside of the normal legislative process cast doubt on the integrity of the vote count, including the failure to verify signatures on mail-in-ballots; Whereas allegations of voter fraud have the potential to undermine popular faith in our Government and the President who will be inaugurated on January 20, 2021; and Whereas it is necessary to investigate every allegation of election fraud to reassure the public and the world that the President was elected in a free and fair election: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives— (1) supports efforts across the country to count every legal vote and to investigate and punish election fraud in the 2020 Presidential election; (2) calls upon all Members to support all electoral investigations until a fair and accurate count is verified; and (3) encourages neither President Donald Trump nor former Vice President Joseph Biden to concede until all investigations of alleged fraud are completed.

Summary: This resolution supports efforts to count every legal vote and to investigate and punish election fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
Honoring the life of Jacob Wetterling and the efforts of Patty Wetterling and the Wetterling family to find abducted children and support their families.

Whereas Patty and Jerry Wetterling faced the unimaginable tragedy of having their 11-year-old son, Jacob Wetterling, abducted near their home in Stearns County, Minnesota, on October 22, 1989; Whereas Jacob Wetterling was taken at gunpoint and his disappearance remained unsolved for nearly 27 years; Whereas Jacob Wetterling’s body was not recovered until September of 2016; Whereas Patty Wetterling bravely turned her grief into action and devoted her life to advocating for missing and exploited children; Whereas Patty Wetterling has become a nationally recognized educator on child abduction and the sexual exploitation of children; Whereas Patty Wetterling serves on the Board of Directors of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; Whereas Patty Wetterling and her husband co-founded the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center to educate communities about child safety issues to prevent child exploitation and abductions; Whereas Patty Wetterling authored the publication When Your Child is Missing: A Family Survival Guide Whereas Patty Wetterling served for more than 7 years as Director of Sexual Violence Prevention for the Minnesota Department of Health; Whereas the Star Tribune selected Patty Wetterling as one of the 100 Most Influential Minnesotans of the Century Whereas Patty Wetterling’s efforts led to the passage of the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act ( Public Law 103–322 Whereas Jacob Wetterling’s memory lives on through the efforts of the Wetterling family: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives honors— (1) the life of Jacob Wetterling; and (2) the efforts of Patty Wetterling and the Wetterling family to prevent child exploitation and abductions across the United States.

Summary: Honors the life of Jacob Wetterling and the efforts of Patty Wetterling and the Wetterling family to prevent child exploitation and abductions across the United States.
Permitting official photographs of the House of Representatives to be taken while the House is in actual session on a date designated by the Speaker.

That on such date as the Speaker of the House of Representatives may designate, official photographs of the House may be taken while the House is in actual session. Payment for the costs associated with taking, preparing, and distributing such photographs may be made from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives.

Summary: Authorizes official photographs of the House of Representatives to be taken while the House is in actual session, on a date designated by the Speaker.
Condemning and censuring Adam Schiff, Representative of California's 28th Congressional District.

Whereas, President Trump released the transcript of a call between him and the President of Ukraine; Whereas, President Trump subsequently released the whistleblower complaint of August 12, 2019; Whereas, in a September 26, 2019, hearing on the whistleblower complaint, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff purported to relay the content of the phone call to the American people; Whereas, instead of quoting directly from the available transcript, Chairman Schiff manufactured a false retelling of the conversation between President Trump and President Zelensky; Whereas, this egregiously false and fabricated retelling had no relationship to the call itself; Whereas, these actions of Chairman Schiff misled the American people, bring disrepute upon the House of Representatives, and make a mockery of the impeachment process, one of this chamber's most solemn constitutional duties; Whereas, for more than two years, Chairman Schiff has spread false accusations that the Trump Campaign colluded with Russia; Whereas, on March 20, 2017, then-Ranking Member Schiff read out false allegations from the Steele dossier accusing numerous Trump associates of colluding with Russia; Whereas, then-Ranking Member Schiff falsely claimed in a March 2017 interview to have more than circumstantial evidence Whereas, then-Ranking Member Schiff negotiated with Russian comedians who he believed to be Ukrainian officials to obtain materials to damage the President of the United States politically; Whereas, members of the Intelligence Committee have lost faith in his objectivity and capabilities as Chairman, with every Republican member on the Committee having signed a letter calling for his immediate resignation as Chairman; and Whereas, Chairman Schiff has hindered the ability of the Intelligence Committee to fulfill its oversight responsibilities of the Intelligence Community, an indispensable pillar of our national security: Now therefore, be it That— (1) the House of Representatives censures and condemns Representative Adam Schiff for conduct that misleads the American people in a way that is not befitting an elected Member of the House of Representatives; (2) Representative Adam Schiff will forthwith present himself in the well of the House for the pronouncement of censure; and (3) Representative Adam Schiff will be censured with the public reading of this resolution by the Speaker.

Summary: This resolution censures and condemns Representative Adam Schiff of California for certain misleading conduct.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Republic of India should be a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.

Whereas there are currently five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council; Whereas the Republic of India is the second most populous country in the world with almost 1.35 billion citizens and it will likely become the most populous country in the near future; Whereas India is the world’s largest democracy; Whereas India has the third largest standing army in the world, the largest volunteer army in the world, and has demonstrated a strong commitment to promoting regional and global peace by providing tens of thousands of troops to United Nations-mandated peacekeeping missions; Whereas India has been elected seven times as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, and, in 2010, a majority of the United Nations General Assembly elected India to be the Asian representative to the United Nations Security Council; and Whereas the United States-India relationship is an essential partnership supporting global economic and strategic policies: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives— (1) supports the Republic of India’s inclusion as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council; and (2) urges the Administration to work with members of the United Nations to effect India’s entry as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.

Summary: This resolution expresses support for India's inclusion as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and urges the Administration to work with U.N. members to effect such inclusion.
Electing a Member to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.

That the following named Member be, and is hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the House of Representatives: Committee on Foreign Affairs: Mr. Clawson. Committee on Homeland Security Mr. Clawson. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Elects a specified Member to the following House Committees: (1) Foreign Affairs, and (2) Homeland Security.
To Remove Maxine Waters from the Committee on Financial Services for Inciting Violence Against the United States.

Whereas clause 1 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives provides, A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House shall behave at all times in a manner that shall reflect creditably on the House. Whereas Representative Maxine Waters should be removed from her committee assignments in light of conduct she has exhibited: Now, therefore, be it That the following named Member be, and is hereby, removed from the following standing committees of the House of Representatives: Committee on Financial Services: Ms. Waters of California.

Summary: This resolution removes Representative Maxine Waters from the House Committee on Financial Services.
Supporting the designation of a "Boy Scouts of America Day" in celebration of its 113th anniversary.

Boy Scouts of America Day Whereas the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated by Chicago publisher, William Boyce, on February 8, 1910, after learning of the Scouting movement during a visit to London; Whereas, on June 21, 1910, a group of 34 national representatives met, developed organization plans, and opened a temporary national headquarters in New York; Whereas the purpose of the Boy Scouts of America is to teach America’s youth self-reliance, character, ethical decisionmaking, and civic leadership through adherence to the Scout Oath and Law; Whereas, by 1912, Scouts were enrolled in every State; Whereas the first Eagle Scout Award was earned in 1912, and more than 2,722,000 youth have earned the Eagle Scout Award since; Whereas 35,342 young men and women earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 2022; Whereas, in 1916, Congress granted the Boy Scouts of America a Federal charter; Whereas, in 2023, there are more than 1,042,000 youth currently enrolled and more than 17,000,000 living alumni across the United States; Whereas each individual Scout, unit, and local council commits to performing community service yearly, totaling more than 17,700,000 community service hours in 2022; Whereas more than 628,000 adult volunteer leaders serve young people in their communities through religious, civic, and other organizations chartered by the Boy Scouts of America; Whereas the men and women involved in Scouting often neither seek nor receive the thanks of the public for their contribution to the future of our country; Whereas February 8, 2023, would be an appropriate day to designate as Boy Scouts of America Day Whereas the Boy Scouts of America endeavors to develop American citizens who are physically, mentally, and emotionally fit, have a high degree of self-reliance as evidenced in such qualities as initiative, courage, and resourcefulness, have personal values based on religious and spiritual concepts, have the desire and skills to help others, understand the principles of the American social, economic, and governmental systems, take pride in their American heritage and understand our Nation’s role in the world, have a keen respect for the basic rights of all people, and are prepared to participate in and give leadership to American society: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives supports the designation of a Boy Scouts of America Day

Summary: This resolution supports the designation of Boy Scouts of America Day in celebration of the 113th anniversary of the incorporation of the Boy Scouts of America.
Supporting the goals and ideals of a Juan Pablo Duarte Day.

Whereas the people of the Dominican Republic acquired autonomy and sovereignty on the 27th day of February 1844; Whereas the island of Quisqueya, the indigenous name for what later became the island of Hispaniola, was the cradle of thinking and achievement in the Western Hemisphere, establishing the first university and cathedral of the New World; Whereas on the 26th day of January 1813, Juan Pablo Duarte, the founding father of the Dominican Republic, was born; Whereas, during the month of January 2019, Dominican Americans and citizens of the Dominican Republic will celebrate the 206th anniversary of the birth of Juan Pablo Duarte; Whereas Juan Pablo Duarte, along with Francisco Del Rosario Sanchez and Ramon Matias Melia, formed La Trinitaria, a secret organization that initiated the movement for the independence of the Dominican Republic; and Whereas, during the month of February 2019, Dominican Americans and citizens of the Dominican Republic will celebrate the independence of the Dominican Republic: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives— (1) supports the goals and ideals of the Juan Pablo Duarte Day of the Dominican Republic; (2) supports the establishment of a national day of recognition for Juan Pablo Duarte in the United States to honor the founding father of the Dominican Republic; and (3) urges the people of the United States to observe a national day of recognition for Dominican Americans with appropriate ceremonies, programs, and activities.

Summary: This resolution supports the establishment of a national day of recognition to honor Juan Pablo Duarte, the founding father of the Dominican Republic, and urges people to observe a national day of recognition for Dominican Americans.