Title: Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
Waives a specified requirement of Rule XIII (Calendar and Committee Reports) to allow consideration of any resolution reported from the Committee on Rules through the legislative day of July 27, 2018 (relating to a measure authorizing appropriations for the Department of Defense), on the same day it is presented to the House.
Makes it in order at any time on the legislative day of July 26, 2018, or July 27, 2018, for the Speaker of the House to suspend the rules as though under Rule XV (Business in Order on Special Days), relating to such a measure.
Authorizes the Committee on Appropriations at any time before 3 p.m. on Thursday, August 2, 2018, to file privileged reports to accompany measures making appropriations for FY2019.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1020 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 House Calendar No. 175
115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1020

                          [Report No. 115-873]

   Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to 
  consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on 
Rules, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 2018

   Mr. Sessions, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to 
  consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on 
Rules, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

    Resolved, That the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a 
two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee 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 July 27, 2018, 
relating to a measure authorizing appropriations for the Department of 
Defense.
    Sec. 2.  It shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of 
July 26, 2018, or July 27, 2018, for the Speaker to entertain motions 
that the House suspend the rules, as though under clause 1 of rule XV, 
relating to a measure authorizing appropriations for the Department of 
Defense.
    Sec. 3.  The Committee on Appropriations may, at any time before 3 
p.m. on Thursday, August 2, 2018, file privileged reports to accompany 
measures making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2019.
                                                 House Calendar No. 175

115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 1020

                          [Report No. 115-873]

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION

   Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to 
  consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on 
Rules, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

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                             July 24, 2018

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed