What This Bill Does
This resolution allows the House of Representatives to consider three separate measures. It sets rules for debating and voting on a bill to end COVID-19 vaccination requirements for foreign travelers, and for voting on two resolutions to reject actions taken by the District of Columbia Council.
Who It Affects
Foreign travelers, the District of Columbia, the House of Representatives, and committees within Congress.
Key Provisions
- The Speaker may bring House Bill 185 (which would end the vaccination requirement for foreign travelers) to a floor vote, with one hour of debate equally divided between the two parties (Main Section).
- Amendments to H.R. 185 must be printed in the Committee on Rules report and can only be offered in the order listed and by designated members (Main Section).
- The House may consider joint resolution H.J. Res. 24 to reject the District of Columbia Council's Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022, with one hour of debate equally divided between the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability (Sec. 2).
- The House may consider joint resolution H.J. Res. 26 to reject the District of Columbia Council's Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022, with one hour of debate equally divided between the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability (Sec. 3).
What Changes
Not specified in bill text. This resolution only establishes debate rules and procedures for considering three separate measures.
Important Definitions
None defined.
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House Calendar No. 3
118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 97
[Report No. 118–3]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 185) to terminate the require-
ment imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention for proof of COVID–19 vaccination for foreign travelers,
and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution
(H.J. Res. 24) disapproving the action of the District of Columbia
Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act
of 2022; and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J.
Res. 26) disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council
in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Mr. LANGWORTHY, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following reso-
lution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be print-
ed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 185) to termi-
nate the requirement imposed by the Director of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof
of COVID–19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for
other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint
resolution (H.J. Res. 24) disapproving the action of the
District of Columbia Council in approving the Local
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Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022; and
providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J.
Res. 26) disapproving the action of the District of Co-
lumbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code
Act of 2022.
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso-
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lution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule
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XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of
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the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
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ation of the bill (H.R. 185) to terminate the requirement
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imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Con-
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trol and Prevention for proof of COVID–19 vaccination
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for foreign travelers, and for other purposes. The first
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reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of
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order against consideration of the bill are waived. General
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debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed
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one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and
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ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy
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and Commerce or their respective designees. After general
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debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under
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the five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered as read.
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All points of order against provisions in the bill are
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waived. No amendment to the bill shall be in order except
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those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules ac-
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companying this resolution. Each such amendment may
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be offered only in the order printed in the report, may
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be offered only by a Member designated in the report,
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shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time
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specified in the report equally divided and controlled by
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the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to
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amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi-
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sion of the question in the House or in the Committee
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of the Whole. All points of order against such amendments
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are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill
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for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the
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bill to the House with such amendments as may have been
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adopted. The previous question shall be considered as or-
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dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage
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without intervening motion except one motion to recom-
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mit.
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SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be
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in order to consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J.
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Res. 24) disapproving the action of the District of Colum-
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bia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights
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Amendment Act of 2022. All points of order against con-
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sideration of the joint resolution are waived. The joint res-
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olution shall be considered as read. All points of order
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against provisions in the joint resolution are waived. The
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joint resolution shall be debatable for one hour equally di-
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vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority
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member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability
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or their respective designees. The previous question shall
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be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to final
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passage without intervening motion except one motion to
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recommit (if otherwise in order).
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SEC. 3. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be
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in order to consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J.
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Res. 26) disapproving the action of the District of Colum-
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bia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act
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of 2022. All points of order against consideration of the
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joint resolution are waived. The joint resolution shall be
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considered as read. All points of order against provisions
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in the joint resolution are waived. The joint resolution
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shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and con-
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trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
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Committee on Oversight and Accountability or their re-
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spective designees. The previous question shall be consid-
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ered as ordered on the joint resolution to final passage
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without intervening motion except one motion to recommit
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(if otherwise in order).
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House Calendar No. 3
118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 97
[Report No. 118–3]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 185)
to terminate the requirement imposed by the Di-
rector of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention for proof of COVID–19 vaccination
for foreign travelers, and for other purposes; pro-
viding for consideration of the joint resolution
(H.J. Res. 24) disapproving the action of the
District of Columbia Council in approving the
Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of
2022; and providing for consideration of the joint
resolution (H.J. Res. 26) disapproving the action
of the District of Columbia Council in approving
the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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