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[H. Res. 1508 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 House Calendar No. 155
117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1508

                          [Report No. 117-590]

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3648) to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical 
limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country 
  numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other 
   purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7946) to 
 provide benefits for noncitizen members of the Armed Forces, and for 
                other purposes; and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 6, 2022

   Mr. McGovern, 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. 3648) to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical 
limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country 
  numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other 
   purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7946) to 
 provide benefits for noncitizen members of the Armed Forces, and for 
                other purposes; and for other purposes.

    Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3648) to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical 
limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country 
numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other 
purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are 
waived. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, modified by the 
amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted. The bill, 
as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against 
provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any 
further 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 the Judiciary or 
their respective designees; (2) the further amendment printed in part B 
of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, 
if offered by the Member designated in the report, which shall be in 
order without intervention of any point of order, shall be considered 
as read, shall be separately debatable for the time specified in the 
report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 
and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question; and 
(3) one motion to recommit.
    Sec. 2.  Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to 
consider in the House the bill (H.R. 7946) to provide benefits for 
noncitizen members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. All 
points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
the Judiciary now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. 
The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on 
any further 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 the Judiciary 
or their respective designees; (2) the further amendment printed in 
part C of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution, if offered by the Member designated in the report, which 
shall be in order without intervention of any point of order, shall be 
considered as read, shall be separately debatable for the time 
specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent 
and an opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of 
the question; and (3) one motion to recommit.
    Sec. 3. (a) At any time through the legislative day of Thursday, 
December 8, 2022, the Speaker may entertain motions offered by the 
Majority Leader or a designee that the House suspend the rules as 
though under clause 1 of rule XV with respect to multiple measures 
described in subsection (b), and the Chair shall put the question on 
any such motion without debate or intervening motion.
    (b) A measure referred to in subsection (a) includes any measure 
that was the object of a motion to suspend the rules on the legislative 
day of December 5, 2022, December 6, 2022, December 7, 2022, or 
December 8, 2022, in the form as so offered, on which the yeas and nays 
were ordered and further proceedings postponed pursuant to clause 8 of 
rule XX.
    (c) Upon the offering of a motion pursuant to subsection (a) 
concerning multiple measures, the ordering of the yeas and nays on 
postponed motions to suspend the rules with respect to such measures is 
vacated to the end that all such motions are considered as withdrawn.
    Sec. 4.  Notwithstanding clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings 
on a vote by the yeas and nays on the question of adoption of a motion 
that the House suspend the rules offered on the legislative day of 
December 5, 2022 may be postponed through the legislative day of 
December 8, 2022.
    Sec. 5.  The requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-
thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the 
same day it is presented to the House is waived with respect to any 
resolution reported through the remainder of the One Hundred 
Seventeenth Congress.
                                                 House Calendar No. 155

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 1508

                          [Report No. 117-590]

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                               RESOLUTION

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3648) to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical 
limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country 
  numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other 
   purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7946) to 
 provide benefits for noncitizen members of the Armed Forces, and for 
                other purposes; and for other purposes.

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                            December 6, 2022

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed