Title: 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.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 1 (For the People Act of 2019).
The resolution makes it in order at any time on the legislative day of March 7, 2019, or March 8, 2019, for the Speaker of the House to suspend the rules.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 172 Reported in House (RH)]

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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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 2019

   Ms. Scanlon, 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. 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 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. 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. 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 nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on House Administration now printed in the bill, an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 116-7, modified by the amendment 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 this resolution and amendments en bloc described 
in section 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 amendments 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 designee to offer amendments 
en bloc consisting of amendments 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 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on House Administration or their 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. 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 controlled 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 instructions.
    Sec. 5.  It shall be in order at any time on the legislative 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 consideration 
pursuant to this section.
                                                  House Calendar No. 11

116th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 172

                          [Report No. 116-16]

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                               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.

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                             March 5, 2019

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed