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sion, to help farmers, ranchers, and end-users manage 
risks, to help keep consumer costs low, and for other 
purposes; and for other purposes. 
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. 78) to improve the consideration 
by the Securities and Exchange Commission of the costs 
and benefits of its regulations and orders. 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 Financial Serv-
ices or their respective designees. After general debate the 
bill shall be considered for amendment under the five- 
minute rule. The bill shall be considered as read. All points 
of order against provisions in the bill are waived. No 
amendment to the bill shall be in order except those print-
ed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules ac-
companying this resolution. 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 
specified in the report equally divided and controlled by 
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the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi-
sion 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. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. 
SEC. 2. 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. 238) to reauthorize the Commodity Fu-
tures Trading Commission, to better protect futures cus-
tomers, to provide end-users with market certainty, to 
make basic reforms to ensure transparency and account-
ability at the Commission, to help farmers, ranchers, and 
end-users manage risks, to help keep consumer costs low, 
and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall 
be dispensed with. All points of order against consider-
ation of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con-
fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di-
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vided and controlled by the Majority Leader and the Mi-
nority Leader or their respective designees. 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 amendment under the 
five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 
115-2. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 
be considered 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 sub-
stitute shall be in order except those printed in part B 
of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
this resolution. 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 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 amendments are waived. At the con-
clusion 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 
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may demand a separate vote in the House on any amend-
ment adopted in the Committee 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. 3. On any legislative day during the period from 
January 16, 2017, through January 20, 2017— 
(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. It shall be in order at any time on the legisla-
tive day of January 13, 2017, for the Speaker to entertain 
motions that the House suspend the rules as though under 
clause 1 of rule XV. The Speaker or his designee shall 
consult with the Minority Leader or her designee on the 
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designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to 
this section. 
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House Calendar No. 3 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 40 
[Report No. 115–3] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 78) to 
improve the consideration by the Securities and 
Exchange Commission of the costs and benefits 
of its regulations and orders; providing for con-
sideration of the bill (H.R. 238) to reauthorize 
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to 
better protect futures customers, to provide end- 
users with market certainty, to make basic re-
forms to ensure transparency and accountability 
at the Commission, to help farmers, ranchers, 
and end-users manage risks, to help keep con-
sumer costs low, and for other purposes; and for 
other purposes. 
JANUARY 10, 2017 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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