Title: 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 Federal 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.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
Sets forth the rule 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 Federal 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.

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[H. Res. 1339 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  House Calendar No. 97
117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1339

                          [Report No. 117-464]

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 Federal 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 13, 2022

    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. 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 Federal 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.

    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 positions from the competitive service, 
and for other purposes. 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 
ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto, 
to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of 
debate equally divided and controlled 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 separately debatable for the time specified in the report equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 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 Government 
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 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. 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 resolution.
    (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 resolution 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 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 designee to offer amendments 
en bloc consisting of amendments 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 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking 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 amendments 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 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. 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. In lieu of the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Oversight and 
Reform now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-64, 
modified by the amendment printed in part D 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. 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 this resolution considered pursuant to subsection 
(b) and amendments en bloc described in section 8 of this resolution.
    (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 resolution 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 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 designee to offer amendments 
en bloc consisting of amendments 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 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking 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 amendments 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 Committee on Oversight and Reform or her designee. The 
Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting 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 motions offered by the 
Majority Leader or a designee that the House suspend the rules as 
though under clause 1 of rule XV with respect to multiple measures 
described in subsection (b), and the Chair shall put the question on 
any such motion without debate or intervening motion.
    (b) A measure referred to in subsection (a) includes any measure 
that was the object of a motion to suspend the rules on the legislative 
day of September 13, 2022, September 14, 2022, September 15, 2022, or 
September 16, 2022, in the form as so offered, on which the yeas and 
nays were ordered and further proceedings postponed pursuant to clause 
8 of rule XX.
    (c) Upon the offering of a motion pursuant to subsection (a) 
concerning multiple measures, the ordering of the yeas and nays on 
postponed motions to suspend the rules with respect to such measures is 
vacated to the end that all such motions are considered as withdrawn.
    Sec. 12.  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 September 30, 2022, 
relating to a measure making or continuing appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2023.
                                                  House Calendar No. 97

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 1339

                          [Report No. 117-464]

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                               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 Federal 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.

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                           September 13, 2022

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed