IV 
House Calendar No. 5 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 199 
Report No. 118–7 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 140) to amend title 5, United 
States Code, to prohibit Federal employees from advocating for censor-
ship of viewpoints in their official capacity, and for other purposes; 
providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 27) pro-
viding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, 
Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency relating to ‘‘Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the United 
States’ ’’; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 619) to require 
the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information relating 
to the origin of COVID–19, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2023 
Mr. MASSIE, 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. 140) to amend 
title 5, United States Code, to prohibit Federal employ-
ees from advocating for censorship of viewpoints in their 
official capacity, and for other purposes; providing for 
consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 27) pro-
viding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by 
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the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, De-
partment of Defense and the Environmental Protection 
Agency relating to ‘‘Revised Definition of ‘Waters of 
the United States’ ’’; and providing for consideration of 
the bill (S. 619) to require the Director of National 
Intelligence to declassify information relating to the ori-
gin of COVID–19, 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. 140) to amend title 5, United States 
Code, to prohibit Federal employees from advocating for 
censorship of viewpoints in their official capacity, 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 Oversight and Accountability or their 
respective designees. 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 rec-
ommended by the Committee on Oversight and Account-
ability now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to con-
sider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 
under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature 
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of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 
Print 118-1. That amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute 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 
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 
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 
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to final passage without intervening motion except one 
motion to recommit. 
SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
in order to consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J. 
Res. 27) providing for congressional disapproval under 
chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule sub-
mitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engi-
neers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency relating to ‘‘Revised Definition of ‘Waters 
of the United States’ ’’. All points of order against consid-
eration of the joint resolution are waived. The joint resolu-
tion shall be considered as read. All points of order against 
provisions in the joint resolution are waived. The previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolu-
tion and on any amendment thereto to final passage with-
out intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure or their respective designees; and (2) one 
motion to recommit. 
SEC. 3. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
in order to consider in the House the bill (S. 619) to re-
quire the Director of National Intelligence to declassify in-
formation relating to the origin of COVID–19, and for 
other purposes. All points of order against consideration 
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of the bill are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. 
All points of order against provisions in the bill are 
waived. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill and on any 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 Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence or their respective designees; and 
(2) one motion to commit. 
SEC. 4. The provisions of section 7 of the War Powers 
Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546) shall not apply to a concur-
rent resolution introduced during the first session of the 
One Hundred Eighteenth Congress pursuant to section 5 
of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544) with re-
spect to Syria. 
SEC. 5. If a veto message is laid before the House 
on House Joint Resolution 30, then after the message is 
read and the objections of the President are spread at 
large upon the Journal, further consideration of the veto 
message and the joint resolution shall be postponed until 
the legislative day of March 23, 2023; and on that legisla-
tive day, the House shall proceed to the constitutional 
question of reconsideration and dispose of such question 
without intervening motion. 
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House Calendar No. 5 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 199 
Report No. 118–7 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 140) 
to amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit 
Federal employees from advocating for censor-
ship of viewpoints in their official capacity, and 
for other purposes; providing for consideration of 
the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 27) providing for 
congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 
5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by 
the Department of the Army, Corps of Engi-
neers, Department of Defense and the Environ-
mental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘Revised 
Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’ ’’; and 
providing for consideration of the bill (S. 619) to 
require the Director of National Intelligence to 
declassify information relating to the origin of 
COVID–19, and for other purposes. 
MARCH 7, 2023 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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