•HRES 558 RH 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 1423) to amend title 9 of the United 
States Code with respect to arbitration. The first reading 
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 the Judiciary. 
After general debate 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 the Judiciary now printed in the bill, 
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 substitute consisting of the 
text of Rules Committee Print 116-32 modified by the 
amendment printed in part A of the report of the Com-
mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution. That 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be consid-
ered 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 B of the report of 
the Committee on Rules. Each such amendment may be 
offered only in the order printed in the report, may be 
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offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall 
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. The requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 
for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Com-
mittee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the 
House is waived with respect to any resolution reported 
through the legislative day of September 20, 2019, relat-
ing to a measure making or continuing appropriations for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. 
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SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time on the legisla-
tive day of September 19, 2019, or September 20, 2019, 
for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House sus-
pend 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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House Calendar No. 41 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 558 
[Report No. 116–210] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1423) 
to amend title 9 of the United States Code with 
respect to arbitration; waiving a requirement of 
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consider-
ation of certain resolutions reported from the 
Committee on Rules; and providing for consider-
ation of motions to suspend the rules. 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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