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House Calendar No. 49 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 322 
[Report No. 113–187] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 367) to amend chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive 
branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval 
is enacted into law; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2009) 
to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from enforcing the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education 
Reconciliation Act of 2010; providing for proceedings during the period 
from August 3, 2013, through September 6, 2013; and providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2879) to provide limitations on bonuses 
for Federal employees during sequestration, to provide for investigative 
leave requirements for members of the Senior Executive Service, to 
establish certain procedures for conducting in-person or telephonic inter-
actions by Executive branch employees with individuals, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2013 
Mr. COLE, 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 bill (H.R. 367) to amend 
chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide 
that major rules of the executive branch shall have no 
force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is 
enacted into law; providing for consideration of the bill 
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(H.R. 2009) to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury 
from enforcing the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconcili-
ation Act of 2010; providing for proceedings during the 
period from August 3, 2013, through September 6, 2013; 
and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2879) 
to provide limitations on bonuses for Federal employees 
during sequestration, to provide for investigative leave 
requirements for members of the Senior Executive Serv-
ice, to establish certain procedures for conducting in- 
person or telephonic interactions by Executive branch 
employees with individuals, and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That at any time after the 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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 367) to amend chapter 8 of title 
5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the 
executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint 
resolution of approval is enacted into law. The first read-
ing of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 
against consideration of the bill are waived. General de-
bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 
hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. 
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 amend-
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ment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
the Judiciary now printed in the bill modified by the 
amendment printed in part A of the report of the Com-
mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution. That 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be consid-
ered as read. All points of order against that amendment 
in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment 
to that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
in order except those printed in part B of the report of 
the Committee on Rules. 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 spec-
ified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amend-
ment, 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 amendment in the nature 
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of a substitute made in order as original text. 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 in-
structions. 
SEC. 2. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall 
be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 2009) 
to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from enforcing 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the 
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. 
All points of order against consideration of the bill are 
waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of 
order against provisions in the bill are waived. The pre-
vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 
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 Ways and Means; and (2) 
one motion to recommit. 
SEC. 3. House Resolution 292 is laid on the table. 
SEC. 4. On any legislative day during the period from 
August 3, 2013, through September 6, 2013, — 
(a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day 
shall be considered as approved; 
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(b) the Chair may at any time declare the House ad-
journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 
clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an-
nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment; and 
(c) bills and resolutions introduced during the period 
addressed by this section shall be numbered, listed in the 
Congressional Record, and when printed shall bear the 
date of introduction, but may be referred by the Speaker 
at a later time. 
SEC. 5. The Speaker may appoint Members to per-
form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 
addressed by section 4 of this resolution as though under 
clause 8(a) of rule I. 
SEC. 6. Each day during the period addressed by sec-
tion 4 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar 
day for purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolu-
tion (50 U.S.C. 1546). 
SEC. 7. Each day during the period addressed by sec-
tion 4 of this resolution shall not constitute a legislative 
day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII. 
SEC. 8. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall 
be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 2879) 
to provide limitations on bonuses for Federal employees 
during sequestration, to provide for investigative leave re-
quirements for members of the Senior Executive Service, 
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to establish certain procedures for conducting in-person 
or telephonic interactions by Executive branch employees 
with individuals, and for other purposes. All points of 
order against consideration of the bill are waived. The bill 
shall be considered as read. All points of order against 
provisions in the bill are waived. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the bill 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 Oversight and Government Reform; and 
(2) one motion to recommit. 
SEC. 9. Upon passage of H.R. 2879, the following 
bills shall be laid on the table: H.R. 1541, H.R. 2579, 
and H.R. 2711. 
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House Calendar No. 49 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 322 
[Report No. 113–187] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 367) 
to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, to provide that major rules of the executive 
branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint 
resolution of approval is enacted into law; pro-
viding for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2009) 
to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from 
enforcing the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act and the Health Care and Education 
Reconciliation Act of 2010; providing for pro-
ceedings during the period from August 3, 2013, 
through September 6, 2013; and providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2879) to provide 
limitations on bonuses for Federal employees 
during sequestration, to provide for investigative 
leave requirements for members of the Senior 
Executive Service, to establish certain procedures 
for conducting in-person or telephonic inter-
actions by Executive branch employees with indi-
viduals, and for other purposes. 
JULY 31, 2013 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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