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House Calendar No. 63 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 900 
[Report No. 117–241] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3485) to impose sanctions on 
foreign persons responsible for violations of internationally recognized 
human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and 
intersex (LGBTQI) individuals, and for other purposes; providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 4445) to amend title 9 of the United 
States Code with respect to arbitration of disputes involving sexual as-
sault and sexual harassment; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
4521) to provide for a coordinated Federal research initiative to ensure 
continued United States leadership in engineering biology; and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2022 
Ms. ROSS, 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. 3485) to impose 
sanctions on foreign persons responsible for violations 
of internationally recognized human rights against les-
bian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex 
(LGBTQI) individuals, and for other purposes; providing 
for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4445) to amend title 
9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration 
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of disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harass-
ment; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4521) 
to provide for a coordinated Federal research initiative 
to ensure continued United States leadership in engineer-
ing biology; and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
3485) to impose sanctions on foreign persons responsible 
for violations of internationally recognized human rights 
against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and 
intersex (LGBTQI) individuals, and for other purposes. 
All points of order against consideration of the bill are 
waived. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute recommended by the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 
Print 117–30 shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as 
amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. 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: (1) one 
hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on For-
eign Affairs or their respective designees; (2) the further 
amendments described in section 2 of this resolution; (3) 
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the amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this reso-
lution; and (4) one motion to recommit. 
SEC. 2. After debate pursuant to the first section of 
this resolution, each further amendment printed in part 
A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
this resolution not earlier considered as part of amend-
ments en bloc pursuant to section 3 of this resolution shall 
be considered 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, may be withdrawn by the 
proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, 
shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be sub-
ject to a demand for division of the question. 
SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time after debate 
pursuant to the first section of this resolution for the chair 
of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or his designee to 
offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amend-
ments printed in part A of the report of the Committee 
on Rules accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed 
of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section 
shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 min-
utes equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
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or their respective designees, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi-
sion of the question. 
SEC. 4. All points of order against the further amend-
ments printed in part A of the report of the Committee 
on Rules or amendments en bloc described in section 3 
of this resolution are waived. 
SEC. 5. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 4445) 
to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect 
to arbitration of disputes involving sexual assault and sex-
ual harassment. All points of order against consideration 
of the bill are waived. In lieu of the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
the Judiciary now printed in the bill, an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 117-29 shall be considered as adopted. 
The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All 
points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, 
are waived. The previous question shall be considered as 
ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any amendment 
thereto, to final passage without intervening motion ex-
cept: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled 
by the chair and ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary or their respective designees; (2) 
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the further amendment printed in part B of the report 
of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, 
if offered by the Member designated in the report, which 
shall be in order without intervention of any point of 
order, shall be considered as read, shall be separately de-
batable for the time specified in the report equally divided 
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and 
shall not be subject to a demand for division of the ques-
tion; and (3) one motion to recommit. 
SEC. 6. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 4521) 
to provide for a coordinated Federal research initiative to 
ensure continued United States leadership in engineering 
biology. All points of order against consideration of the 
bill are waived. In lieu of the amendment in the nature 
of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology now printed in the bill, 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of 
the text of Rules Committee Print 117–31, modified by 
the amendment printed in part C of the report of the Com-
mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be 
considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be con-
sidered as read. All points of order against provisions in 
the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, 
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