Senate amendment to H.R. 2486 - FUTURE Act [NO BAN Act; Access to Counsel Act of 2020]

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE OF 7-4 on Tuesday, March 10, 2020.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 891: 
Agreed to by record vote of 223-188, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 226-186, on Wednesday, March 11, 2020.

MANAGERS: McGovern/Lesko

1. Closed rule for S.J. Res. 68.
2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the joint resolution.
4. Provides that the joint resolution shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the joint resolution.
6. Provides one motion to commit.
7. Provides for the consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 2486.
8. Makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on the Judiciary or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment with two House amendments: • Amendment #1 consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-52 (No Ban Act). • Amendment #2 consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-53 (Access to Counsel Act).
9. Provides one hour of debate on each House amendment, equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary.
10. Waives all points of order against consideration of the motion and provides that the Senate amendment and the motion shall be considered as read.
11. Provides that the question of adoption shall be divided between the two House amendments, and that the two portions of the divided question shall be considered in the order specified by the chair.
12. Provides that if only one amendment is adopted, that amendment shall be engrossed as an amendment in the nature of a substitute to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2486.
13. Closed rule for H.R. 6172.
14. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary and the chair and ranking minority member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
15. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
16. Provides that the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
17. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
18. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
19. Section 7 provides that on any legislative day during the period from March 13, 2020, through March 22, 2020: the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved; and the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time to be announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment.
20. Provides that the Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 7.
21. Provides that each day during the period addressed by section 7 shall not constitute a legislative day for the purposes of clause 7 of rule XV (Consensus Calendar).
22. Provides that it shall be in order at any time through the calendar day of March 22, 2020, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV, and that the Speaker or her designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or his designee on the designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to this section.
23. Waives the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House with respect to any resolution reported through the legislative day of March 23, 2020.