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[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 431 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  House Calendar No. 62
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 431

                          [Report No. 115-212]

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2810) to authorize 
  appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the 
   Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe 
   military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
  purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 23) to 
   provide drought relief in the State of California, and for other 
                               purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 11, 2017

    Mr. Byrne, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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                               RESOLUTION

 
   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2810) to authorize 
  appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the 
   Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe 
   military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
  purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 23) to 
   provide drought relief in the State of California, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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. 2810) to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 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 Armed Services. After general debate the bill shall 
be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
Armed Services now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-23, 
modified by 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. 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.
    Sec. 2. (a) 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 accompanying this resolution and amendments en bloc described 
in section 3 of this resolution.
    (b) Each further amendment printed in part B of the report of the 
Committee on Rules shall be considered 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.
    (c) All points of order against the further amendments printed in 
part B of 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 chair of the 
Committee on Armed Services or his designee to offer amendments en bloc 
consisting of amendments printed in part B of 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 20 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chair 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.
    Sec. 4.  At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 
amendment pursuant to this resolution, the Committee of the Whole shall 
rise without motion. No further consideration of the bill shall be in 
order except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House.
    Sec. 5.  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. 23) to provide drought relief in the 
State of California, 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 Natural 
Resources. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider 
as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute 
rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text 
of Rules Committee Print 115-24. That amendment in the nature of a 
substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order against 
that amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment 
to that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order 
except those printed in part C of the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution. Each such 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 amendments are waived. 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 
amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as original text. 
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.
                                                  House Calendar No. 62

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 431

                          [Report No. 115-212]

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2810) to authorize 
  appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the 
   Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe 
   military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
  purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 23) to 
   provide drought relief in the State of California, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 11, 2017

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
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