H. Res. - rules.house.gov

1 1 117th Congress 1st Session H. Res. __ 5314 - Protecting Our Democracy Act S. 1605 - [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022] S. 610 - Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act 1. Structured rule for 5314. 2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform or their respective designees. 3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

2 4. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-20, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. 6. Provides that following debate, each further amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 3 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debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon.

3 Shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. 7. Section 3 provides that at any time after debate the chair of the Committee on Oversight and Reform or her designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc 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 designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of 2 the question.

4 8. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the report and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution. 9. Provides one motion to recommit. 10. Closed rule for S. 1605. 11. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their respective designees. 12. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. 13. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-21 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

5 14. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. 15. Provides one motion to commit. 16. Provides that the chair of the Committee on Armed Services may insert in the Congressional Record not later than December 10, 2021, such material as he may deem explanatory of S. 1605. 17. Closed rule for S. 610. 18. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means or their respective designees. 19. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

6 20. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-22 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 21. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. 22. Provides one motion to commit. 23. Provides that at any time through the legislative day of Thursday, December 9, 2021, the Speaker may entertain motions offered by the Majority Leader or a designee that the House suspend the rules with respect to multiple measures that were the object of motions to suspend the rules on November 30, 2021, December 1, 2021, or December 8, 2021, and on which the yeas and nays were ordered and further proceedings postponed.

7 The Chair shall put the question on any such motion without debate or intervening motion, and the ordering of the yeas and nays on postponed motions to suspend the rules with respect to such measures is vacated. 3 RESOLUTION Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill ( 5314) to protect our democracy by preventing abuses of presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes.

8 All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117 20, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, 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 amendments described in section 2 of this resolution; (3) the amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution; and (4) one motion to recommit.

9 Sec. 2. After debate pursuant to the first section of this resolution, each further amendment printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 3 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, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

10 Sec. 3. It shall be in order at any time after debate pursuant to the first section of this resolution for the chair of the Committee on Oversight and Reform or her designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of further 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 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.