H. Res. 949 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

June 20, 2018. 

Resolved, That at any time after 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. 6) to provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment, 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 shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under 

the five-minute rule. An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115– 

76, modified by Rules Committee Print 115–78 and the 

amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee 

on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as 

adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. 
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The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill 

for the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute 

rule and shall be considered as read. All points of order 

against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. No 

further amendment to the bill, as amended, shall be in order 

except those printed in part B of the report of the Committee 

on Rules. Each such further amendment may be offered 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, 

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. All points of order against such 

further amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise 

and report the bill, as amended, to the House with such further amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 

question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and any further amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 

or without instructions. 

SEC. 2. At any time after 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 
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on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 

5797) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow 

States to provide under Medicaid services for certain individuals with opioid use disorders in institutions for mental diseases. 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 shall 

not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 

chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. After general debate the bill shall be 

considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The 

amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill, 

modified by the amendment printed in part C of the report 

of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, 

shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered 

as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment 

under the five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. 

All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, 

are waived. No further amendment to the bill, as amended, 

shall be in order except those printed in part D of the report 

of the Committee on Rules. Each such further amendment 

may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may 

be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall 
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be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 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. All 

points of order against such further amendments are waived. 

At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment 

the Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to 

the House with such further amendments as may have been 

adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 

on the bill, as amended, and any further amendment thereto 

to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

SEC. 3. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 6082) to amend 

the Public Health Service Act to protect the confidentiality 

of substance use disorder patient records. 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 115–75 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 
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of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and 

ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and 

Commerce; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without 

instructions. 

SEC. 4. In the engrossment of H.R. 6, the Clerk shall— 

(a) add the respective texts of H.R. 2851, H.R. 

5735, and H.R. 5797, as passed by the House, as new 

matter at the end of H.R. 6; 

(b) assign appropriate designations to provisions 

within the engrossment; and 

(c) conform cross-references and provisions for 

short titles within the engrossment. 

Attest: 

Clerk.