H. Res. 500 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

September 6, 2017. 

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. 3354) making appropriations for the Department of 

the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal 

year ending September 30, 2018, 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 two 

hours equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 

minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. 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 

115–31, modified by Rules Committee Print 115–32 and the 

amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee 

on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as 
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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 or clause 5(a) of rule XXI are waived except as follows: beginning with the colon on page 327, line 22, through 

‘‘crime’’ on page 328, line 2; beginning with the semicolon on 

page 535, line 12, through ‘‘(12 U.S.C. 3907(b)(2).’’ on page 

536, line 14; and section 7080. Where points of order are 

waived against part of a section, points of order against a 

provision in another part of such section may be made only 

against such provision and not against the entire section. 

SEC. 2. (a) No further amendment to the bill shall be 

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

Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution, and 

pro forma amendments described in section 4 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, 
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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. 

(c) All points of order against further amendments 

printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules 

or against 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 Appropriations or his designee to offer 

amendments en bloc consisting of further 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 Appropriations or their respective designees, 

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. 

SEC. 4. During consideration of the bill for amendment, 

the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 

Appropriations or their respective designees may offer up to 
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20 pro forma amendments each at any point for the purpose 

of debate. 

SEC. 5. 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. 6. (a) During consideration of H.R. 3354, 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. 

SEC. 7. It shall be in order at any time through the legislative day of September 9, 2017, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules as though 

under clause 1 of rule XV. The Speaker or his designee shall 

consult with the Minority Leader or her designee on the designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to this section. 

SEC. 8. 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 is waived 
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with respect to any resolution reported through the legislative 

day of September 9, 2017. 

Attest: 

Clerk.