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House Calendar No. 153 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 897 
[Report No. 114–794] 
Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 5303) to provide for 
improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide 
for the conservation and development of water and related resources, 
and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
6094) to provide for a 6-month delay in the effective date of a rule 
of the Department of Labor relating to income thresholds for determining 
overtime pay for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, 
and computer employees; and providing for proceedings during the period 
from September 29, 2016, through November 11, 2016. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 
Mr. WOODALL, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 5303) 
to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors 
of the United States, to provide for the conservation 
and development of water and related resources, and 
for other purposes; providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 6094) to provide for a 6-month delay in the 
effective date of a rule of the Department of Labor 
relating to income thresholds for determining overtime 
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pay for executive, administrative, professional, outside 
sales, and computer employees; and providing for pro-
ceedings during the period from September 29, 2016, 
through November 11, 2016. 
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso-
lution 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 further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 5303) to provide for im-
provements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, 
to provide for the conservation and development of water 
and related resources, and for other purposes. No further 
amendment to the amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute referred to in the first section of House Resolution 
892 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 Mem-
ber 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 
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pursuant to this resolution 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 Com-
mittee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in 
the nature 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 instructions. 
SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 6094) 
to provide for a 6-month delay in the effective date of a 
rule of the Department of Labor relating to income 
thresholds for determining overtime pay for executive, ad-
ministrative, professional, outside sales, and computer em-
ployees. 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 Education and the 
Workforce; and (2) one motion to recommit. 
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SEC. 3. On any legislative day during the period from 
September 29, 2016, through November 11, 2016— 
(a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day 
shall be considered as approved; and 
(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. 
SEC. 4. The Speaker may appoint Members to per-
form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 
addressed by section 3 of this resolution as though under 
clause 8(a) of rule I. 
SEC. 5. Each day during the period addressed by sec-
tion 3 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. 6. Each day during the period addressed by sec-
tion 3 of this resolution shall not constitute a legislative 
day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII. 
SEC. 7. Each day during the period addressed by sec-
tion 3 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar 
or legislative day for purposes of clause 7(c)(1) of rule 
XXII. 
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