[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1230 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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H. Res. 1230

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         July 19, 2022.
    Resolved,

SECTION 1. SEPARATE ORDER.

    On any legislative day through the remainder of the One Hundred Seventeenth 
Congress, 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. 2. CHANGES TO THE STANDING RULES.

    (a) Privileged Reports by the Committee on Rules.--Clause 6(a) of rule XIII 
is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (2), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
        semicolon;
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (3) as subparagraph (4); and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (2) the following new 
        subparagraph:
            ``(3) when the proposed text of such a report has been made 
        available to Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner prior to 
        the convening of that legislative day; or''.
    (b) Suspensions.--Clause 1(a) of rule XV is amended by striking the second 
sentence.

SEC. 3. REMOTE VOTING BY PROXY.

    Section 3(s) of House Resolution 8 is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'';
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting ``; 
        and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(4) any reference to `the House' in sections 1(a) and 2(a)(2)(B) 
        shall be construed to include a reference to the Committee of the Whole 
        House on the State of the Union;
            ``(5) section 3(a)(1) shall not apply; and
            ``(6) for purposes of sections 1, 2, and 3 and regulations issued 
        pursuant to section 6, the term `Members' shall include Delegates and 
        the Resident Commissioner and the term `state' shall include territories 
        and the District of Columbia, except that--
                    ``(A) nothing in this paragraph authorizes Delegates or the 
                Resident Commissioner to cast a vote in the House or record 
                their presence in the House; and
                    ``(B) Delegates and the Resident Commissioner may only be 
                designated as a proxy by a Delegate or the Resident 
                Commissioner.''.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.