    [Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, and the Rules of the House of Representatives, 119th Congress]
    [119th Congress]
    [House Document 118-187]
    [Legislate Procedures Enacted in Law]
    [Pages 1350-1352]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Sec. 3. termination of prohibition on importation of energy products of
         37. Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act [22 U.S.C. 8923 note]

                             the russian federation

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              (a) In General--The President is authorized to terminate the

            prohibition on importation of energy products of the Russian

            Federation under section 2 if the President submits to Congress

            a certification under subsection (c). Such termination shall

            take effect beginning on the date that is 90 calendar days after

            the date of submission of such certification, unless there is

            enacted into law during such 90-day period a joint resolution of

            disapproval.

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              (d) Joint Resolution of Disapproval--

                      (1) Definition--For purposes of this section, the term

                    ``joint resolution of disapproval'' means only a joint

                    resolution--

                          (A) that does not have a preamble;

                          (B) the title of which is as follows: ``Joint

                        resolution disapproving the President's

                        certification under section 3(c) of the Ending

                        Importation of Russian Oil Act.''; and

                          (C) the matter after the resolving clause of which

                        is as follows: ``That Congress disapproves the

                        certification of the President under section 3(c) of

                        the Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act, submitted

                        to Congress on ___'', the blank space being filled

                        in with the appropriate date.

                      (2) Introduction in the House of Representatives--

                    During a period of 5 legislative days beginning on the

                    date that a certification under subsection (c) is

                    submitted to Congress, a joint resolution of disapproval

                    may be introduced in the House of Representatives by the

                    majority leader or the minority leader.

                      (3) Introduction in the Senate--During a period of 5

                    days on which the Senate is in session beginning on the

                    date that a certification under subsection (c) is

                    submitted to Congress, a joint resolution of disapproval

                    may be introduced in the Senate by the majority leader

                    (or the majority leader's designee) or the minority

                    leader (or the minority leader's designee).

                      (4) Floor Consideration in the House of

                    Representatives--

                          (A) Reporting and Discharge--If a committee of the

                        House to which a joint resolution of disapproval has

                        been referred has not reported such joint resolution

                        within 10 legislative days after the date of

                        referral, that committee shall be discharged from

                        further consideration thereof.

                          (B) Proceeding to Consideration--Beginning on the

                        third legislative day after each committee to which

                        a joint resolution of disapproval has been referred

                        reports it to the House or has been discharged from

                        further consideration thereof, it shall be in order

                        to move to proceed to consider the joint resolution

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                        in the House. All

                        points of order against the motion are waived. Such

                        a motion shall not be in order after the House has

                        disposed of a motion to proceed on a joint

                        resolution with regard to the same certification.

                        The previous question shall be considered as ordered

                        on the motion to its adoption without intervening

                        motion. The motion shall not be debatable. A motion

                        to reconsider the vote by which the motion is

                        disposed of shall not be in order.

                          (C) Consideration--The joint resolution shall be

                        considered as read. All points of order against the

                        joint resolution and against its consideration are

                        waived. The previous question shall be considered as

                        ordered on the joint resolution to final passage

                        without intervening motion except two hours of

                        debate equally divided and controlled by the sponsor

                        of the joint resolution (or a designee) and an

                        opponent. A motion to reconsider the vote on passage

                        of the joint resolution shall not be in order.

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                                                               Sec. 1130(38)