Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1836) to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the time during which members of the Armed Forces serve on active duty for training qualifies for educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4673) to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the automatic enrollment of eligible veterans in patient enrollment system of Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

This resolution sets forth rules for consideration of H.R. 1836 (expanding eligibility for Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance) and rules for consideration of H.R. 4673 (providing for the automatic enrollment of eligible veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system). The resolution also amends H.Res. 188 (regarding certain procedural requirements in the House of Representatives).

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[H. Res. 860 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  House Calendar No. 61
117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 860

                          [Report No. 117-225]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1836) to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to ensure that the time during which members of the 
     Armed Forces serve on active duty for training qualifies for 
   educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4673) to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to provide for the automatic enrollment of eligible 
    veterans in patient enrollment system of Department of Veterans 
        Affairs, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 10, 2022

  Mr. Perlmutter, 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. 1836) to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to ensure that the time during which members of the 
     Armed Forces serve on active duty for training qualifies for 
   educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4673) to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to provide for the automatic enrollment of eligible 
    veterans in patient enrollment system of Department of Veterans 
        Affairs, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

    Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 1836) to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to ensure that the time during which members of the 
Armed Forces serve on active duty for training qualifies for 
educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 
All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. In 
lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs now printed in the bill, an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 
Print 117-25 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, and on any further 
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 or their 
respective designees; (2) the further amendments described in section 2 
of this resolution; and (3) one motion to recommit.
    Sec. 2.  After debate pursuant to the first section of this 
resolution, each further amendment printed in part A of the report of 
the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered 
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, may be withdrawn by the 
proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be 
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 
of the question. All points of order against the further amendments 
printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules are waived.
    Sec. 3.  Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to 
consider in the House the bill (H.R. 4673) to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to provide for the automatic enrollment of eligible 
veterans in patient enrollment system of Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and for other purposes. All points of order against 
consideration of the bill are waived. An amendment in the nature of a 
substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-26 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, and on any further 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 or their respective designees; 
(2) the further amendments described in section 4 of this resolution; 
(3) the amendments en bloc described in section 5 of this resolution; 
and (4) one motion to recommit.
    Sec. 4.  After debate pursuant to section 3 of this resolution, 
each further amendment printed in part B of the report of the Committee 
on Rules accompanying this resolution not earlier considered as part of 
amendments en bloc pursuant to section 5 of this resolution shall be 
considered 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, may be withdrawn by 
the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not 
be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for 
division of the question.
    Sec. 5.  It shall be in order at any time after debate pursuant to 
section 3 of this resolution for the chair of the Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs or his designee to offer amendments en bloc 
consisting of further amendments printed in part B of the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed 
of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be 
considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs or their respective designees, shall not 
be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for 
division of the question.
    Sec. 6.  All points of order against the further amendments printed 
in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules or amendments en bloc 
described in section 5 of this resolution are waived.
    Sec. 7.  House Resolution 188, agreed to March 8, 2021 (as most 
recently amended by House Resolution 829, agreed to December 2, 2021), 
is amended by striking January 21, 2022'' each place it appears and 
inserting (in each instance) ``February 4, 2022''.
                                                  House Calendar No. 61

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 860

                          [Report No. 117-225]

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                               RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1836) to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to ensure that the time during which members of the 
     Armed Forces serve on active duty for training qualifies for 
   educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4673) to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to provide for the automatic enrollment of eligible 
    veterans in patient enrollment system of Department of Veterans 
        Affairs, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

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                            January 10, 2022

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed