IV 
House Calendar No. 55 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 713 
[Report No. 116–302] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1309) to direct the Secretary 
of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard that re-
quires covered employers within the health care and social service indus-
tries to develop and implement a comprehensive workplace violence pre-
vention plan, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings during 
the period from November 22, 2019, through December 2, 2019; and 
providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2019 
Mr. DESAULNIER, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following reso-
lution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be print-
ed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1309) to direct 
the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety 
and health standard that requires covered employers 
within the health care and social service industries to 
develop and implement a comprehensive workplace vio-
lence prevention plan, and for other purposes; providing 
for proceedings during the period from November 22, 
2019, through December 2, 2019; and providing for con-
sideration of motions to suspend the rules. 
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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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 1309) to direct the Secretary of 
Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard 
that requires covered employers within the health care and 
social service industries to develop and implement a com-
prehensive workplace violence prevention plan, and for 
other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
pensed 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 Education and Labor. After general de-
bate 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 Edu-
cation and Labor now printed in the bill, an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 116-37, 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 
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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 debat-
able 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. 
SEC. 2. On any legislative day during the period from 
November 22, 2019, through December 2, 2019— 
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(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. 3. The Speaker may appoint Members to per-
form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 
addressed by section 2 of this resolution as though under 
clause 8(a) of rule I. 
SEC. 4. Each day during the period addressed by sec-
tion 2 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar 
or legislative day for purposes of clause 7(c)(1) of rule 
XXII. 
SEC. 5. It shall be in order at any time on the legisla-
tive day of November 21, 2019, for the Speaker to enter-
tain 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. 
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