[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[H. Res. 1230 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1230

    Adopting changes to the standing rules, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 18, 2022

Mr. McGovern submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                         the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Adopting changes to the standing rules, and for other purposes.

    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.''.
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