[House Report 117-62] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] 117th Congress } { Report HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session } { 117-62 ====================================================================== PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (S. 475) TO AMEND TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, TO DESIGNATE JUNETEENTH NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY AS A LEGAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY _______ June 16, 2021.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed _______ Ms. Scanlon, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following R E P O R T [To accompany H. Res. 479] The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House Resolution 479, 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 S. 475, the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, under a closed rule. The resolution provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform or their designees. 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 commit. EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS The waiver of all points of order against consideration of the bill includes a waiver of clause 5 of rule XII, which prohibits consideration of a bill or an amendment thereto if it establishes or expresses a commemoration. 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]