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[H. Res. 40 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                   House Calendar No. 3
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 40

                           [Report No. 115-3]

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 78) to improve the 
 consideration by the Securities and Exchange Commission of the costs 
and benefits of its regulations and orders; providing for consideration 
  of the bill (H.R. 238) to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading 
 Commission, to better protect futures customers, to provide end-users 
with market certainty, to make basic reforms to ensure transparency and 
 accountability at the Commission, to help farmers, ranchers, and end-
  users manage risks, to help keep consumer costs low, and for other 
                   purposes; and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 10, 2017

   Mr. Newhouse, 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. 78) to improve the 
 consideration by the Securities and Exchange Commission of the costs 
and benefits of its regulations and orders; providing for consideration 
  of the bill (H.R. 238) to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading 
 Commission, to better protect futures customers, to provide end-users 
with market certainty, to make basic reforms to ensure transparency and 
 accountability at the Commission, to help farmers, ranchers, and end-
  users manage risks, to help keep consumer costs low, and for other 
                   purposes; and for other purposes.

    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. 78) to improve the 
consideration by the Securities and Exchange Commission of the costs 
and benefits of its regulations and orders. 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 Financial 
Services 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 part A of 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.  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. 238) to reauthorize the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission, to better protect futures customers, to 
provide end-users with market certainty, to make basic reforms to 
ensure transparency and accountability at the Commission, to help 
farmers, ranchers, and end-users manage risks, to help keep consumer 
costs low, 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 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. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill 
for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 
Print 115-2. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
considered as read. All points of order against that amendment 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 
part B of 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. 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 ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final 
passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
or without instructions.
    Sec. 3.  On any legislative day during the period from January 16, 
2017, through January 20, 2017--
     (a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be 
considered as approved; and
    (b) the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet 
at a date and time, within the limits of clause 4, section 5, article I 
of the Constitution, to be announced by the Chair in declaring the 
adjournment.
    Sec. 4.  The Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties of 
the Chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 3 of this 
resolution as though under clause 8(a) of rule I.
    Sec. 5.  It shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of 
January 13, 2017, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House 
suspend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV. The Speaker or 
his designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or her designee on 
the designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to this 
section.
                                                   House Calendar No. 3

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. RES. 40

                           [Report No. 115-3]

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                               RESOLUTION

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 78) to improve the 
 consideration by the Securities and Exchange Commission of the costs 
and benefits of its regulations and orders; providing for consideration 
  of the bill (H.R. 238) to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading 
 Commission, to better protect futures customers, to provide end-users 
with market certainty, to make basic reforms to ensure transparency and 
 accountability at the Commission, to help farmers, ranchers, and end-
  users manage risks, to help keep consumer costs low, and for other 
                   purposes; and for other purposes.

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                            January 10, 2017

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed