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116TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 116-371
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION (H.
CON. RES. 83) DIRECTING THE PRESIDENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 5(c)
OF THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION TO TERMINATE THE USE OF
UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES TO ENGAGE IN HOSTILITIES IN OR
AGAINST IRAN
JANUARY 8, 2020.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
Mr. McGOVERN, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H. Res. 781]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House
Resolution 781, by a record vote of 9 to 4, 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. Con. Res. 83, Di-
recting the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers
Resolution to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces to
engage in hostilities in or against Iran, under a closed rule. The
resolution provides two hours of debate equally divided and con-
trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs. The resolution waives all points of order
against consideration of the concurrent resolution. The resolution
provides that the amendment to the concurrent resolution printed
in this report shall be considered as adopted and the concurrent
resolution, as amended, shall be considered as read. The resolution
waives all points of order against provisions in the concurrent reso-
lution, as amended. The resolution provides that Section 7 of the
War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546) shall not apply during the
remainder of the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress to a measure
respecting Iran.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
Although the rule waives all points of order against consideration
of the concurrent resolution, the Committee is not aware of any
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
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