H. Res. 918 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

June 6, 2018. 

Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall 

be in order to take from the Speaker’s table the bill (H.R. 

3249) to authorize the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant 

Program, and for other purposes, with the Senate amendment thereto, and to consider in the House, without intervention of any point of order, a motion offered by the chair of 

the Committee on the Judiciary or his designee that the 

House concur in the Senate amendment. The Senate amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. The motion 

shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled 

by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee 

on the Judiciary. The previous question shall be considered 

as ordered on the motion to adoption without intervening motion. 

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 

on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
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8) to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of 

the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, 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 

Transportation and Infrastructure. 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 Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 

Print 115–72 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 A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 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 
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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 on any further amendment 

thereto to final passage without intervening motion except 

one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

SEC. 3. 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. 

5895) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, 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 Appropriations. After general debate 
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the bill shall be considered for amendment under the fiveminute rule. An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115–71 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. Points of 

order against provisions in the bill, as amended, for failure 

to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived except as follows: page 66, line 14, through page 66, line 20. 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 and pro forma amendments described in section 4 of 

this resolution. Each further amendment printed in part B of 

the report 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, may be withdrawn by the 

proponent at any time before action thereon, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 4 of this resolution, 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 
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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. 4. During consideration of H.R. 5895 for amendment, the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees may 

offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for 

the purpose of debate. 

SEC. 5. (a) During consideration of H.R. 5895, it shall 

not be in order to consider an amendment proposing both a 

decrease in an appropriation designated pursuant to section 

251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and an increase in an appropriation 

not so designated, or vice versa. (b) This paragraph shall not 

apply to an amendment between the Houses. 

Attest: 

Clerk.