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This resolution amends Rule I of the Rules of Procedure and Practice in the Senate When Sitting on Impeachment Trials. Specifically, the resolution requires the House of Representatives to notify or otherwise provide to the Senate the adopted articles of impeachment within 25 calendar days from their adoption. Such articles shall be deemed presented to the Senate if this requirement is not met. Furthermore, it shall be in order for any Senator to offer a motion (required to be adopted) to dismiss the articles with prejudice.

This resolution revises Senate procedures for impeachment trials, including to * establish a process for obtaining testimony from witnesses and relevant documents in an impeachment trial of the President or the Vice President; * make it out of order to consider a resolution or motion that would modify, supersede, waive, or be inconsistent with specified impeachment trial rules; and * require the Presiding Officer to rule on any assertion of privilege or immunity in connection with the production of evidence in an impeachment trial of the President or the Vice President.

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 1423 (Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act). The resolution waives a specified requirement of Rule XIII (Calendar and Committee Reports) to allow consideration of any resolution reported from the Committee on Rules through the legislative day of September 20, 2019, relating to a measure making or continuing appropriations for FY2020. It shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of September 19, 2019, or September 20, 2019, for the Speaker of the House to suspend the rules.

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 648 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019) and H.J.Res. 31 (FY2019 Department of Homeland Security appropriations). The resolution makes it in order at any time through the legislative day of February 1, 2019, for the Speaker of the House to suspend the rules. In addition, the resolution waives a specified requirement of Rule XIII (Calendar and Committee Reports) to allow consideration of any resolution reported from the Committee on Rules through the legislative day of January 30, 2019, on the same day it is presented to the House, relating to a measure making or continuing appropriations for FY2019.

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting the delegation of the legislative powers granted to Congress. Congress may enact legislation and the President may rescind or terminate any rule, regulation, or order to address the treatment of existing delegations before ratification of this article.

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 1140 (Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2019). It shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of March 5, 2020, for the Speaker of the House to suspend the rules relating to a measure making supplemental appropriations for FY2020. The resolution waives a specified requirement of Rule XIII (Calendar and Committee Reports) to allow consideration of resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules through such legislative day, on the same day it is presented to the House, relating to a measure making supplemental appropriations for FY2020.

Reducing Excessive Government Act of 2019 or the REG Act This bill requires Congress, within 60 days after the debt limit is increased or suspended, to enact legislation eliminating agency rules that effectuates a reduction of the direct cost of federal regulation during a specified 10-fiscal-year period by at least 15% of the amount of the increase of the debt limit. If the debt limit is increased or suspended, each agency must submit to the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the Government Accountability Office a report identifying each major rule of the agency. A major rule is an agency rule likely to result in (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, government agencies, or geographic regions; or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, or innovation or on the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic and export markets. The bill further specifies procedures for both houses to recommend a list of rules for repeal and the expedited consideration of a joint resolution to repeal such rules. If the Office of Management and Budget determines that such legislation has not been enacted by the prescribed deadline, then the public debt limit must be set equal to the total amount of outstanding obligations on that date.

This resolution adopts the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 116th Congress. The resolution adopts the rules of the 115th Congress with amendments that include * allowing Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to vote in the Committee of the Whole; * revising annual ethics training requirements; * providing mandatory anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies for House offices; * prohibiting Members, officers, and employees of the House from serving as an officer or director of a public company; * requiring Members to pay for any discrimination settlements against them; * requiring indicted Members to step down from any committee and leadership positions until disposition of the criminal case; * reinstating certain provisions of Pay-As-You-Go rules; * providing for automatic suspension of the debt limit if the House adopts a budget resolution (Gephardt rule); * requiring committee hearings and markups on bills and joint resolutions before floor consideration; * revising the rule prohibiting a floor vote on a measure before the third day text is available to require text to be available for 72 hours before a floor vote; * excluding measures addressing the War Powers Resolution from "motions to table"; * renaming, establishing, or reauthorizing specified congressional committees, commissions, and offices; * creating a Consensus Calendar, which provides an alternative path to a floor vote for measures with 290 or more cosponsors; * permitting religious headwear in the Hall of the House; * authorizing the Speaker to intervene in litigation involving the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; * directing the Office of General Counsel to explore legal options for responding to certain rulemaking by the Department of Agriculture regarding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents; * prohibiting nondisclosure agreements from requiring notice or approval for employees to communicate with certain offices or entities, including the Committee on Ethics and the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights; and * requiring each House office to prominently display a statement of the rights and protections provided to House employees. The resolution also bans (1) discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, and (2) sexual relationships between Members and committee staff. For more detailed information, seeCongressional Research Service Report R45787,House Rules Changes Affecting Floor Proceedings in the 116th Congress (2019-2020),Congressional Research Service Report R45731,House Rules Changes Affecting Committee Procedure in the 116th Congress (2019-2020), andCongressional Research Service Report R45552,Changes to House Rules Affecting the Congressional Budget Process Included in H.Res. 6 (116th Congress).

District of Columbia Home Rule Improvement Act This bill expands congressional authority to review and disapprove District of Columbia laws. For example, it authorizes Congress to use resolutions of disapproval to disapprove specific provisions of District law. It also expands from 30 days to 60 days the time period for Congress to review laws of the District before the laws may take effect. Additionally, the bill revises the expedited parliamentary procedures available to Congress for the consideration of resolutions of disapproval.

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.J.Res. 37 (directing the removal of certain U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen). The resolution waives a specified requirement of Rule XIII (Calendar and Committee Reports) to allow consideration of resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules through the legislative day of February 17, 2019, on the same day it is presented to the House, relating to measures making or continuing appropriations for FY2019. The resolution makes it in order at any time through the calendar day of February 17, 2019, for the Speaker of the House to suspend the rules. The chair of the Committee on Appropriations may insert in the Congressional Record by that date, such material as the chair may deem explanatory of such measures.

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.J.Res. 28 (Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019). It shall be in order at any time through the legislative day of January 25, 2019, for the Speaker of the House to suspend the rules.

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 790 (Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019). It shall be in order at any time through the legislative day of February 8, 2019, for the Speaker of the House to suspend the rules.

Organization of American States Legislative Engagement Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress a strategy for supporting the anti-corruption and human rights promotion efforts of the Organization of American States (OAS), including (1) an assessment of U.S. activities with the OAS to address such matters, (2) an assessment of necessary reforms and initiatives to prioritize and reinforce OAS efforts on such matters, and (3) a detailed plan for implementing the reported strategy. The State Department shall report annually to Congress on actions taken to implement this strategy.

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 1309 (Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act). Certain proceedings may take place on any legislative day from November 22, 2019, through December 2, 2019. It shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of November 21, 2019, for the Speaker of the House to suspend the rules.

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 1 (For the People Act of 2019). The resolution makes it in order at any time on the legislative day of March 7, 2019, or March 8, 2019, for the Speaker of the House to suspend the rules.

Sunset Act of2019 This bill revises requirements governing congressional review of agency rules. Before implementing a new rule, agencies must (1) report to the Government Accountability Office on their rules, and (2) obtain congressional approval of the rule. The bill redefinesruleto exclude (1) a rule of particular applicability (e.g., a rule that approves corporate or financial structures); (2) a rule relating to agency management or personnel; or (3) a rule of agency organization, procedure, or practice that does not substantially affect the rights or obligations of nonagency parties. This bill permits judicial review of whether an agency has completed the necessary requirements for a rule to take effect. The bill terminates an agency rule 10 years after it was approved by Congress. The President may exempt a rule from termination if such rule is (1) necessary because of an imminent threat to health or safety or other emergency, for the enforcement of criminal law, or for national security; or (2) issued to implement an international trade agreement. The bill also requires each agency, each year for 10 years, to designate for review at least 10% of all agency rules in effect on the enactment date of this bill. Further, the bill terminates any agency rule that is in effect on the enactment date of this bill but that was not extended by Congress during the 10 years subsequent to such enactment date.

Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 This bill allows Congress to disapprove multiple regulations under one joint resolution of disapproval if the regulations were submitted for review during the last 60 legislative days of the final year of a President's term. Currently, each joint resolution may disapprove of only one regulation.

This bill provides for the judicial review of rules issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Specifically, a person adversely affected by a CFTC rule may obtain a review of the rule by an appropriate U.S. court of appeals.

This resolution amends Rule XI (Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require (currently, authorize) the chair of a committee to administer a specified oath to any witness appearing before the committee.

District of Columbia Special Elections Home Rule Act This bill provides authority for the District of Columbia government to set the date and time of special elections for local office positions in the District.

This bill requires federal agencies to identify two rules that the agency is repealing for any proposed new rule, unless the proposed rule is required by statute.

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.Res. 1153 (condemning the performance of unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their informed consent) and H.Res. 1154 (condemning QAnon and rejecting the conspiracy theories it promotes).

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 268) making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes, and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.