[House Report 117-556]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


117th Congress    }                                       {     Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session       }                                       {    117-556

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (S. 4524) TO LIMIT THE JUDICIAL 
    ENFORCEABILITY OF PREDISPUTE NONDISCLOSURE AND NONDISPARAGEMENT 
  CONTRACT CLAUSES RELATING TO DISPUTES INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND 
               SEXUAL HARASSMENT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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 November 14, 2022.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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               Ms. Scanlon, from the Committee on Rules, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                      [To accompany H. Res. 1464]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 1464, by a record vote of 7 to 3, report the 
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution 
be adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of S. 4524, the 
Speak Out Act, under a closed rule. The resolution provides one 
hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or 
their designees. The resolution waives all points of order 
against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that 
the bill shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all 
points of order against provisions in the bill. The resolution 
provides one motion to commit. The resolution provides that at 
any time through the legislative day of November 18, 2022, the 
Speaker may entertain motions offered by the Majority Leader or 
a designee that the House suspend the rules with respect to 
multiple measures that were the object of motions to suspend 
the rules on the legislative day of November 14, November 15, 
November 16, November 17, or November 18, 2022, on which the 
yeas and nays were ordered and further proceedings postponed. 
The Chair shall put the question on any such motion without 
debate or intervening motion, and the ordering of the yeas and 
nays on postponed motions to suspend the rules with respect to 
such measures is vacated. The resolution provides that 
proceedings may be postponed through November 18, 2022, on 
measures that were the object of motions to suspend the rules 
on the legislative days of November 14 or November 15, 2022, 
and on which the yeas and nays were ordered. Section 4 of the 
resolution provides that on any legislative day during the 
period from November 21, 2022, through November 28, 2022, the 
Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be 
considered as approved. The resolution provides that the 
Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair 
for the duration of the period addressed by section 4 of the 
resolution. The resolution provides that each day during the 
period addressed by section 4 of the resolution shall not 
constitute a calendar day for the purposes of section 7 of the 
War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546). The resolution provides 
that each day during the period addressed by section 4 of the 
resolution shall not constitute a legislative day for purposes 
of clause 7 of rule XIII (resolutions of inquiry). The 
resolution provides that each day during the period addressed 
by section 4 shall not constitute a calendar or legislative day 
for purposes of clause 7(c)(1) of rule XXII (motions to 
instruct conferees). The resolution provides that House 
Resolution 1463 is hereby adopted.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the rule waives all points of order against 
provisions in the bill, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion 
to report, together with the names of those voting for and 
against, are printed below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 299

    Motion by Ms. Scanlon to report the rule. Adopted: 7-3

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mrs. Torres.....................................          Yea   Mr. Cole..........................          Nay
Mr. Perlmutter..................................          Yea   Mr. Burgess.......................          Nay
Mr. Raskin......................................          Yea   Mr. Reschenthaler.................          Nay
Ms. Scanlon.....................................          Yea   Mrs. Fischbach....................  ............
Mr. Morelle.....................................  ............
Mr. DeSaulnier..................................          Yea
Ms. Ross........................................          Yea
Mr. Neguse......................................  ............
Mr. McGovern, Chairman..........................          Yea
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