H. Res. 293

In the House of Representatives, U.S., 

May 25, 2005.

Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 

XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 

Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 

the bill (H.R. 1815) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 

year 2006 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 

2006, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 

shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined 

to the bill and the amendments made in order by this resolution and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Armed Services. After general debate the bill 

shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 

rule. 

SEC. 2. (a) It shall be in order to consider as an original 

bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule 
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the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 

the Committee on Armed Services now printed in the bill. 

The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 

be considered as read. All points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. 

(b) Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in the report of 

the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution and 

amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution. 

(c) Each amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules shall be considered only in the order printed 

in the report (except as specified in section 4 of this resolution), may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, and shall not be subject to 

a demand for division of the question in the House or in the 

Committee of the Whole. Each amendment printed in the report shall be debatable as specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent and 

shall not be subject to amendment (except that the chairman 

and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed 

Services each may offer one pro forma amendment for the 

purpose of further debate on any pending amendment). 
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(d) All points of order against amendments printed in 

the report of the Committee on Rules or amendments en bloc 

described in section 3 of this resolution are waived. 

SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chairman 

of the Committee on Armed Services or his designee to offer 

amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in 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 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 

chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 

Armed Services or their designees, shall not be subject to 

amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 

of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 

Whole. The original proponent of an amendment included in 

such amendments en bloc may insert a statement in the Congressional Record immediately before the disposition of the 

amendments en bloc. 

SEC. 4. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole 

may recognize for consideration of any amendment printed in 

the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution out of the order printed, but not sooner than one hour 

after the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services or 

a designee announces from the floor a request to that effect. 
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SEC. 5. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 

amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to 

the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. 

Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on 

any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to 

the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a 

substitute. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

with or without instructions. 

SEC. 6. During consideration of the bill under this resolution—

(1) after a motion that the Committee rise has been 

rejected on a legislative day, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may entertain another such motion 

on that day only if offered by the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services or the Majority Leader or a 

designee; and 

(2) after a motion to strike out the enacting words 

of the bill (as described in clause 9 of rule XVIII) has 
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been rejected, the Chairman may not entertain another 

such motion. 

Attest:

Clerk.