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[H. Res. 198 Reported in House (RH)]
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House Calendar No. 21
115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 198
[Report No. 115-39]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1259) to amend title 38,
United States Code, to provide for the removal or demotion of employees
of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or
misconduct, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the
bill (H.R. 1367) to improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to hire and retain physicians and other employees of the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; and providing
for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1181) to amend title 38, United
States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may
be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 15, 2017
Mr. Buck, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1259) to amend title 38,
United States Code, to provide for the removal or demotion of employees
of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or
misconduct, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the
bill (H.R. 1367) to improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to hire and retain physicians and other employees of the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; and providing
for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1181) to amend title 38, United
States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may
be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes.
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution 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. 1259) to amend title 38,
United States Code, to provide for the removal or demotion of employees
of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or
misconduct, 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 divided and controlled by the chair and
ranking minority member of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. After
general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the
five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill
for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in
the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee
Print 115-7. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be
considered as read. All points of order against that amendment in the
nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to that amendment in
the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in
part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this
resolution. Each such 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
amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill
for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House
with such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a
separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of
the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute
made in order as original text. The previous question shall be
considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final
passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with
or without instructions.
Sec. 2. At any time after adoption of this resolution 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. 1367) to improve the authority of the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire and retain physicians and other
employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member
of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. After general debate the bill
shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall
be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of
amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a
substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-6. That
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read.
All points of order against that amendment in the nature of a
substitute are waived. No amendment to that amendment in the nature of
a substitute shall be in order except those printed in part B of the
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each
such 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 amendments are waived. At the
conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee
shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may
have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House
on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or
to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as
original text. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on
the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening
motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Sec. 3. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to
consider in the House the bill (H.R. 1181) to amend title 38, United
States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may
be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes.
All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The
bill shall be considered as read. All points of order against
provisions in the bill are waived. The previous question shall be
considered as ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final
passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member
of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs; and (2) one motion to recommit.
House Calendar No. 21
115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 198
[Report No. 115-39]
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RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1259) to amend title 38,
United States Code, to provide for the removal or demotion of employees
of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or
misconduct, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the
bill (H.R. 1367) to improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to hire and retain physicians and other employees of the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; and providing
for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1181) to amend title 38, United
States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may
be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes.
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March 15, 2017
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed