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House Calendar No. 10 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 145 
[Report No. 116–14] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8) to require a background 
check for every firearm sale, and providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 1112) to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, 
to strengthen the background check procedures to be followed before 
a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who 
is not such a licensee. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2019 
Mr. RASKIN, 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. 8) to require 
a background check for every firearm sale, and providing 
for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1112) to amend chap-
ter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to strengthen 
the background check procedures to be followed before 
a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to 
a person who is not such a licensee. 
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso-
lution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
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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. 8) to require a background check 
for every firearm sale. 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-
vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on the Judiciary. After general 
debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under 
the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
the Judiciary now printed in the bill, it shall be in order 
to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amend-
ment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Com-
mittee Print 116-5. 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 substitute shall be in order except those printed in 
part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution. Each such amendment may be of-
fered only in the order printed in the report, may be of-
fered only by a Member designated in the report, shall 
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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 
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. 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. 1112) to amend chapter 44 of title 18, 
United States Code, to strengthen the background check 
procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms li-
censee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such 
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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 further amend-
ments are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of 
the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and re-
port 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. 
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House Calendar No. 10 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 145 
[Report No. 116–14] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8) to 
require a background check for every firearm 
sale, and providing for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 1112) to amend chapter 44 of title 18, 
United States Code, to strengthen the back-
ground check procedures to be followed before a 
Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm 
to a person who is not such a licensee. 
FEBRUARY 25, 2019 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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