H. Res. 199
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
March 8, 2023.
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolu-
tion 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. 140) to amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit
Federal employees from advocating for censorship of view-
points in their official capacity, 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 de-
bate 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 Ac-
countability or their respective designees. After general de-
bate 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 Accountability now printed in the bill, it shall be in order
to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 2
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under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a
substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print
118–1. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall
be considered as read. All points of order against that amend-
ment 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 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 speci-
fied in the report equally divided and controlled by the pro-
ponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment,
and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the ques-
tion 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 or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit. 3
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SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in
order to consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J. Res.
27) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8
of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of
Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to
‘‘Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’’’. All
points of order against consideration of the joint resolution
are waived. The joint resolution shall be considered as read.
All points of order against provisions in the joint resolution
are waived. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the joint resolution and on any 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 Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure or their respective designees; and
(2) one motion to recommit.
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EC. 3. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in
order to consider in the House the bill (S. 619) to require
the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information
relating to the origin of COVID–19, and for other purposes.
All points of order against consideration of the bill are
waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of
order against provisions in the bill are waived. The previous
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and on any 4
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amendment thereto to final passage without intervening mo-
tion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and con-
trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Per-
manent Select Committee on Intelligence or their respective
designees; and (2) one motion to commit.
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EC. 4. If a veto message is laid before the House on
House Joint Resolution 30, then after the message is read
and the objections of the President are spread at large upon
the Journal, further consideration of the veto message and
the joint resolution shall be postponed until the legislative
day of March 23, 2023; and on that legislative day, the
House shall proceed to the constitutional question of recon-
sideration and dispose of such question without intervening
motion.
Attest:
Clerk.