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H. Res. 646
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
October 22, 2019.
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolu-
tion the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII,
declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole
House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill
(H.R. 2513) to ensure that persons who form corporations or
limited liability companies in the United States disclose the
beneficial owners of those corporations or limited liability
companies, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting
United States corporations and limited liability companies for
criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, pre-
venting, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and
other misconduct involving United States corporations and
limited liability companies, and for other purposes. The first
reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order
against consideration of the bill are waived. General debate
shall be confined to the bill and amendments specified in this
resolution and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
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Committee on Financial Services. After general debate the
bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute
rule. The amendment in the nature of a substitute rec-
ommended by the Committee on Financial Services now
printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in
part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted in the
House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as
amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the pur-
pose of further amendment under the five-minute rule and
shall be considered as read. All points of order against provi-
sions in the bill, as amended, are waived. No further amend-
ment to the bill, as amended, shall be in order except those
printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules.
Each such further amendment may be offered only in the
order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member
designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be
debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not
be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a de-
mand for division of the question in the House or in the
Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such fur-
ther amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consider-
ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and
report the bill, as amended, to the House with such further
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amendments as may have been adopted. The previous ques-
tion shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended,
and on any further amendment thereto to final passage with-
out intervening motion except one motion to recommit with
or without instructions.
Attest:
Clerk.