[House Report 116-212] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] 116th Congress } { Report HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session } { 116-212 ====================================================================== PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 4378) MAKING CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES _______ September 19, 2019.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed _______ Mr. McGovern, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following R E P O R T [To accompany H. Res. 564] The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House Resolution 564, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4378, making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2020, and for other purposes, under a closed rule. The resolution provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the bill. The resolution provides one motion to recommit. EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS The waiver of all points of order against consideration of the bill includes waivers of the following:Clause 10 of rule XXI, which prohibits consideration of a measure that has a net effect of increasing the deficit or reducing the surplus over the five- or 10-year period. Clause 11 of rule XXI, which prohibits consideration of a bill which has not been reported by a committee until such measure has been available to Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner for 72 hours. Clause 12(a)(1) of rule XXI, which prohibits consideration of a bill unless there is a searchable electronic comparative print that shows how the bill proposes to change current law. Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits consideration of legislation providing new budget authority in excess of a 302(a) or 302(b) allocation of such authority. Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits consideration of legislation that would cause the level of total new budget authority for the first fiscal year to be exceeded, or would cause revenues to be less than the level of total revenues for the first fiscal year or for the total of that first fiscal year and the ensuing fiscal years for which allocations are provided, except when a declaration of war by the Congress is in effect. Although the rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, the Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. [all]