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House Calendar No. 11 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 172 
[Report No. 116–16] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) to expand Americans’ access 
to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, and 
strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and for other purposes, and 
providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2019 
Ms. SCANLON, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) to expand 
Americans’ access to the ballot box, reduce the influence 
of big money in politics, and strengthen ethics rules 
for public servants, and for other purposes, and providing 
for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. 
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. 1) to expand Americans’ access to 
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the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in poli-
tics, and strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and 
for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be 
dispensed with. All points of order against consideration 
of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined 
to the bill and shall not exceed two hours equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on House Administration. 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 
House Administration now printed in the bill, an amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text 
of Rules Committee Print 116-7, modified by the amend-
ment printed in part A of the report of the Committee 
on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered 
as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the 
Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the 
original bill for the purpose of further amendment under 
the five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. All 
points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, 
are waived. 
SEC. 2. (a) No further amendment to the bill, as 
amended, shall be in order except those printed in part 
B of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
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this resolution and amendments en bloc described in sec-
tion 3 of this resolution. 
(b) Each further amendment printed in part B of the 
report of the Committee on Rules 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, 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. 
(c) All points of order against the further amend-
ments printed in part B of the report of the Committee 
on Rules or amendments en bloc described in section 3 
of this resolution are waived. 
SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chair 
of the Committee on House Administration or her des-
ignee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of amend-
ments printed in part B 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 House Adminis-
tration or their designees, shall not be subject to amend-
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ment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 
of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 
Whole. 
SEC. 4. After the conclusion of consideration of the 
bill for amendment and a final period of general debate, 
which shall not exceed 10 minutes equally divided and con-
trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on House Administration, the Committee shall 
rise and report the bill to the House with such further 
amendments as may have been adopted. 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. 5. It shall be in order at any time on the legisla-
tive day of March 7, 2019, or March 8, 2019, for the 
Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend 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 consider-
ation pursuant to this section. 
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House Calendar No. 11 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 172 
[Report No. 116–16] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) to 
expand Americans’ access to the ballot box, re-
duce the influence of big money in politics, and 
strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and 
for other purposes, and providing for consider-
ation of motions to suspend the rules. 
MARCH 5, 2019 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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