H. Res. 473 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

July 26, 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. 3219) making appropriations for the Department of 

Defense 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 115–30 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 
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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. 

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

in order except those printed in 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 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, 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withdrawn by the proponent at any time before action thereon, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by 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 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 
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amendments en bloc consisting of further 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 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 

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. 3219, 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 Def-
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icit 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.