Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3648) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7946) to provide benefits for noncitizen members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 201 (Roll no. 501). (text: CR H8759-8760)

Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 201 (Roll no. 501).

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8762-8763)

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 1508, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the resolution and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mrs. Fischbach demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair announced that further proceedings on agreeing to the resolution would be postponed.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 1508.

Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H8759-8762)

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 155.

The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3648, under a structured rule and H.R. 7946, under a structured rule. The resolution 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 remainder of the 117th Congress.

The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 117-590, by Mr. McGovern.

Introduced in House