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.

Bill: 115-hres-1020
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32]
Introduced: 2018-07-24
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: House of Representatives

Legislative rules and procedure
Latest action: action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1027, H. Res. 1020 is laid on the table.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-07-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: IV House Calendar No. 175 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1020 [Report No. 115–873] 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 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.

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. 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. 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.

July 24, 2018 Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed