[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 22 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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H. Res. 22

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                       January 5, 2017.
    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. 26) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide 
that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a 
joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. 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 Majority Leader and the Minority 
Leader or their respective designees. After general debate the bill shall be 
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be 
considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill are 
waived. No amendment to the bill 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 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. 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.  Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order without 
intervention of any point of order to consider in the House the resolution (H. 
Res. 11) objecting to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 as an 
obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian peace, and for other purposes. The resolution 
shall be considered as read. The previous question shall be considered as 
ordered on the resolution and preamble to adoption without intervening motion or 
demand for division of the question except one hour of debate equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.