H. Res. 199 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
March 8, 2023. 
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolu-
tion 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. 140) to amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit 
Federal employees from advocating for censorship of view-
points in their official capacity, 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 de-
bate 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 Ac-
countability or their respective designees. After general de-
bate 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 Oversight 
and Accountability now printed in the bill, it shall be in order 
to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment
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under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 
118–1. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 
be considered as read. All points of order against that amend-
ment 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 speci-
fied in the report equally divided and controlled by the pro-
ponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, 
and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the ques-
tion 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 or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.
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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 submitted by the 
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of 
Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to 
‘‘Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’ ’’. All 
points of order against consideration of the joint resolution 
are waived. The joint resolution shall be considered as read. 
All points of order against provisions in the joint resolution 
are waived. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the joint resolution 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 Committee on Transpor-
tation 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 require 
the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information 
relating to the origin of COVID–19, and for other purposes. 
All points of order against consideration 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 ordered on the bill and on any
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amendment thereto to final passage without intervening mo-
tion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and con-
trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Per-
manent Select Committee on Intelligence or their respective 
designees; and (2) one motion to commit. 
SEC. 4. 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 legislative day, the 
House shall proceed to the constitutional question of recon-
sideration and dispose of such question without intervening 
motion. 
Attest: 
Clerk.