H. Res. 961 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

June 26, 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. 6157) making appropriations for the Department of 

Defense 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 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 115–77 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 except as follows: page 86, 

line 1, through page 86, line 7. 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 and pro forma amendments described 

in section 3 of this resolution. Each further amendment 

printed in part A 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, shall not 

be subject to amendment except as provided by section 3 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 

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. 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. 

2083) to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 

to reduce predation on endangered Columbia River salmon 

and other nonlisted species, 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 fiveminute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115–79. 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 B 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 amend-
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ment, 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. 

SEC. 3. During consideration of H.R. 6157 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. 4. (a) During consideration of H.R. 6157, 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. 
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SEC. 5. House Resolution 952 is laid on the table. 

Attest: 

Clerk.