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H. Res. 695
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
November 14, 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. 4863) to promote the competitiveness of the United
States, to reform and reauthorize the United States Export
Finance Agency, 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 shall not exceed one hour equally di-
vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority mem-
ber of the Committee on Financial Services. After general de-
bate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the
five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of
a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial
Services now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature
of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee
Print 116–36 shall be considered as adopted in the House
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and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended,
shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of fur-
ther amendment under the five-minute rule and shall be con-
sidered as read. All points of order against provisions in the
bill, as amended, are waived. No further amendment to the
bill, as amended, shall be in order except those printed in the
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolu-
tion. 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 demand for division of the question in the House or in
the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such
further amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consid-
eration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise
and report the bill, as amended, to the House with such fur-
ther amendments as may have been adopted. The previous
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amend-
ed, and on any further amendment thereto to final passage
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit
with or without instructions.
SEC. 2 Section 201 of House Resolution 6 is amended
as follows:
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(1) In subsection (f)(3), strike ‘‘At the conclusion of
the first session of the One Hundred Sixteenth Con-
gress’’ and insert ‘‘By October 30, 2020’’.
(2) In subsection (g)(1), strike ‘‘on February 1,
2020’’ and insert ‘‘at the conclusion of the One Hundred
Sixteenth Congress’’.
SEC. 3. House Resolution 661 is hereby adopted.
SEC. 4. House Resolution 693 is hereby adopted.
SEC. 5. (a) At any time on the legislative day of Thurs-
day, November 21, 2019, it shall be in order without inter-
vention of any point of order to consider in the House a mo-
tion to discharge the Committee on Foreign Affairs from fur-
ther consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res.
70) directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the
War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed
Forces from hostilities in the Syrian Arab Republic that have
not been authorized by Congress, if offered by Representative
Gabbard of Hawaii. The motion shall be considered as read.
The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the
motion to its adoption without intervening motion except 20
minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by Rep-
resentative Gabbard of Hawaii and an opponent. The ques-
tion of adoption of the motion may be subject to postpone-
ment as though under clause 8 of rule XX.
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(b) The provisions of section 7 of the War Powers Reso-
lution (50 U.S.C. 1546) shall not apply during the remainder
of the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress to House Concurrent
Resolution 70.
Attest:
Clerk.