Title: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2534) to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit certain securities trading and related communications by those who possess material, nonpublic information, and relating to consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 77) directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Syrian Arab Republic that have not been authorized by Congress.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 2534 (Insider Trading Prohibition Act).
At any time on the legislative day of Wednesday, December 11, 2019, it shall be in order to consider in the House a motion to discharge the Committee on Foreign Affairs from consideration of H.Con.Res. 77 (directing the President to remove unauthorized U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities in Syria).

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[H. Res. 739 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  House Calendar No. 56
116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 739

                          [Report No. 116-320]

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2534) to amend the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit certain securities trading 
  and related communications by those who possess material, nonpublic 
information, and relating to consideration of the concurrent resolution 
 (H. Con. Res. 77) directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of 
  the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from 
 hostilities in the Syrian Arab Republic that have not been authorized 
                              by Congress.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 3, 2019

  Mr. Perlmutter, 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


 
   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2534) to amend the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit certain securities trading 
  and related communications by those who possess material, nonpublic 
information, and relating to consideration of the concurrent resolution 
 (H. Con. Res. 77) directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of 
  the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from 
 hostilities in the Syrian Arab Republic that have not been authorized 
                              by Congress.

    Resolved, That 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. 2534) to amend the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit certain securities trading and related 
communications by those who possess material, nonpublic information. 
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 Financial Services. 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 recommended by the Committee on 
Financial Services now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-39 
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. No further amendment to the bill, as 
amended, shall be in order except those printed in the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such further 
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 further amendments are waived. 
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 amendments as may have been adopted. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any 
further amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion 
except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
    Sec. 2. (a) At any time on the legislative day of Wednesday, 
December 11, 2019, it shall be in order without intervention of any 
point of order to consider in the House a motion to discharge the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs from further consideration of the 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 77) directing the President 
pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United 
States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Syrian Arab Republic that 
have not been authorized by Congress, if offered by Representative 
Gabbard of Hawaii. The motion shall be considered as read. The previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption 
without intervening motion except 20 minutes of debate equally divided 
and controlled by Representative Gabbard of Hawaii and an opponent. The 
question of adoption of the motion may be subject to postponement as 
though under clause 8 of rule XX.
    (b) The provisions of section 7 of the War Powers Resolution (50 
U.S.C. 1546) shall not apply during the remainder of the One Hundred 
Sixteenth Congress to House Concurrent Resolution 77.
                                                  House Calendar No. 56

116th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 739

                          [Report No. 116-320]

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                               RESOLUTION

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2534) to amend the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit certain securities trading 
  and related communications by those who possess material, nonpublic 
information, and relating to consideration of the concurrent resolution 
 (H. Con. Res. 77) directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of 
  the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from 
 hostilities in the Syrian Arab Republic that have not been authorized 
                              by Congress.

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                            December 3, 2019

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed