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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