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to improve the operations of the Bureau of the Census, 
and for other purposes; and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
302) to impose limits on excepting competitive service po-
sitions from the competitive service, and for other pur-
poses. All points of order against consideration of the bill 
are waived. The amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. The 
bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points 
of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are 
waived. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amend-
ment thereto, to final passage without intervening motion 
except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and con-
trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform or their respective 
designees; (2) the further amendment printed in part A 
of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
this resolution, if offered by the Member designated in the 
report, which shall be in order without intervention of any 
point of order, shall be considered as read, shall be sepa-
rately debatable for the time specified in the report equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 
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and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question; and (3) one motion to recommit. 
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. 2988) to amend title 5, United States 
Code, to modify and enhance protections for Federal Gov-
ernment whistleblowers, 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 
one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight 
and Reform or their respective designees. After general 
debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under 
the five-minute rule. The amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Oversight 
and Reform now printed in the bill, modified by the 
amendment printed in part B of the report of the Com-
mittee 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. 
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All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amend-
ed, are waived. 
SEC. 3. (a) No further amendment to the bill, as 
amended, shall be in order except those printed in part 
C of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
this resolution considered pursuant to subsection (b) and 
amendments en bloc described in section 4 of this resolu-
tion. 
(b) Each further amendment printed in part C of the 
report of the Committee on Rules not earlier considered 
as amendments en bloc pursuant to section 4 of this reso-
lution 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 C of the report of the Committee 
on Rules or amendments en bloc described in section 4 
of this resolution are waived. 
SEC. 4. It shall be in order at any time for the chair 
of the Committee on Oversight and Reform or her des-
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ignee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of amend-
ments printed in part C 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 Oversight and 
Reform or their respective designees, 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. 
SEC. 5. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 
for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 
bill, as amended, to the House with such further amend-
ments as may have been adopted. In the case of sundry 
further amendments reported from the Committee, the 
question of their adoption shall be put to the House en 
gros and without division of the question. 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. 
SEC. 6. 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 
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of the bill (H.R. 8326) to amend title 13, United States 
Code, to improve the operations of the Bureau of the Cen-
sus, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 
shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consid-
eration 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 Oversight and Reform 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 sub-
stitute recommended by the Committee on Oversight and 
Reform now printed in the bill, an amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Com-
mittee Print 117-64, modified by the amendment printed 
in part D of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying 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. 7. (a) No further amendment to the bill, as 
amended, shall be in order except those printed in part 
E of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
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this resolution considered pursuant to subsection (b) and 
amendments en bloc described in section 8 of this resolu-
tion. 
(b) Each further amendment printed in part E of the 
report of the Committee on Rules not earlier considered 
as amendments en bloc pursuant to section 8 of this reso-
lution 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 E of the report of the Committee 
on Rules or amendments en bloc described in section 8 
of this resolution are waived. 
SEC. 8. It shall be in order at any time for the chair 
of the Committee on Oversight and Reform or her des-
ignee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of amend-
ments printed in part E 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-
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utes equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on Oversight and 
Reform or their respective designees, 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. 
SEC. 9. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 
for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 
bill, as amended, to the House with such further amend-
ments as may have been adopted. In the case of sundry 
further amendments reported from the Committee, the 
question of their adoption shall be put to the House en 
gros and without division of the question. 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. 
SEC. 10. During consideration of H.R. 2988 and 
H.R. 8326, the Chair may entertain a motion that the 
Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Reform or her designee. The 
Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out the enact-
ing words of the bill (as described in clause 9 of rule 
XVIII). 
SEC. 11. (a) At any time through the legislative day 
of Friday, September 16, 2022, the Speaker may entertain 
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House Calendar No. 97 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1339 
[Report No. 117–464] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 302) 
to impose limits on excepting competitive service 
positions from the competitive service, and for 
other purposes; providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2988) to amend title 5, United States 
Code, to modify and enhance protections for Fed-
eral Government whistleblowers, and for other 
purposes; providing for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 8326) to amend title 13, United States 
Code, to improve the operations of the Bureau of 
the Census, and for other purposes; and for other 
purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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