Title: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8) to require a background check for every firearm sale, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1112) to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to strengthen the background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8) to require a background check for every firearm sale, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1112) to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to strengthen the background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 145 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  House Calendar No. 10
116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 145

                          [Report No. 116-14]

     Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8) to require a 
      background check for every firearm sale, and providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1112) to amend chapter 44 of title 18, 
United States Code, to strengthen the background check procedures to be 
followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a 
                   person who is not such a licensee.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 2019

    Mr. Raskin, 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. 8) to require a 
      background check for every firearm sale, and providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1112) to amend chapter 44 of title 18, 
United States Code, to strengthen the background check procedures to be 
followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a 
                   person who is not such a licensee.

    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. 8) to require a background 
check for every firearm sale. 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 the Judiciary. 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 the Judiciary now printed in the bill, it shall be in 
order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 
under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-5. That amendment 
in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points 
of order against that amendment 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 part A of 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 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 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 ordered on the bill and 
amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except 
one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
    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. 1112) to amend chapter 44 of title 18, 
United States Code, to strengthen the background check procedures to be 
followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a 
person who is not such a licensee. 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 
amendments specified in this section and shall not exceed one hour 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on the Judiciary. 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 
the Judiciary now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-6 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 part B of 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.
                                                  House Calendar No. 10

116th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 145

                          [Report No. 116-14]

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                               RESOLUTION

     Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8) to require a 
      background check for every firearm sale, and providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1112) to amend chapter 44 of title 18, 
United States Code, to strengthen the background check procedures to be 
followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a 
                   person who is not such a licensee.

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                           February 25, 2019

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed