Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 627) to establish the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays, and for other purposes.

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (S. 627) to establish the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 375 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                  House Calendar No. 62
112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 375

                          [Report No. 112-184]

   Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 627) to establish the 
  Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 2011

    Mr. Dreier, 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 (S. 627) to establish the 
  Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
order to consider in the House the bill (S. 627) to establish the 
Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays. All points 
of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The amendment in 
the nature of a substitute printed in part A of the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, modified by the 
amendments printed in part B of that report, shall be considered as 
adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points 
of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as 
amended, to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) two 
hours of debate, with one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules, 30 minutes 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Ways and Means, and 30 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
the Budget; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions.
    Sec. 2. (a) It shall be in order at any time through the calendar 
day of July 31, 2011, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the 
House suspend the rules if the legislative text that is the object of 
the motion was available to Members, Delegates, and the Resident 
Commissioner on the legislative day before consideration, except that a 
motion described in subsection (b) may not be entertained until the 
third legislative day on which the legislative text that is the object 
of the motion is available to Members, Delegates, and the Resident 
Commissioner.
    (b) If the Speaker entertains a motion to suspend the rules 
relating to a measure proposing a balanced budget amendment to the 
Constitution under subsection (a) debate under clause 1(c) of rule XV 
shall be extended to two hours.
    Sec. 3.  When the House adjourns by operation of section 4 of this 
resolution on any legislative day during the period from August 1, 
2011, through September 6, 2011, it shall stand adjourned until the 
third constitutional day thereafter at a time to be announced by the 
Speaker in declaring the adjournment (except that when the House 
adjourns on September 6, 2011, it shall stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on 
September 7, 2011).
    Sec. 4.  On each legislative day during the period addressed by 
section 3 of this resolution:
     (a) the Speaker may dispense with legislative business, in which 
case the House shall stand adjourned pursuant to section 3 of this 
resolution after the third daily order of business under clause 1 of 
rule XIV; and
    (b) if the Speaker does not dispense with legislative business, the 
Speaker may at any time declare the House adjourned pursuant to section 
3 of this resolution.
    Sec. 5.  On each legislative day during the period addressed by 
section 3 of this resolution (except a day before August 8, 2011, on 
which the Speaker does not dispense with legislative business pursuant 
to section 4), the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall 
be considered as approved.
    Sec. 6.  Each day during the period addressed by section 3 of this 
resolution shall not constitute a calendar day for purposes of section 
7 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546).
    Sec. 7.  Bills and resolutions introduced during the period 
addressed by section 3 of this resolution shall be numbered, included 
in the Congressional Record, and printed with the date of introduction, 
but may be referred by the Speaker at a later time.
                                                  House Calendar No. 62

112th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 375

                          [Report No. 112-184]

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION

   Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 627) to establish the 
  Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays, and for 
                            other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 27, 2011

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed