H. Res. 905 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

May 22, 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. 5515) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 

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 Com-
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mittee Print 115–70 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 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 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 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 the 
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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. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider in the House the bill (S. 204) to authorize 

the use of unapproved medical products by patients diagnosed 

with a terminal illness in accordance with State law, and for 

other purposes. All points of order against consideration of 

the bill are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All 

points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. The 

previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 

and on any amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority mem-
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ber of the Committee on Energy and Commerce; and (2) one 

motion to recommit. 

SEC. 6. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider in the House the bill (S. 2155) to promote 

economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections, and for other purposes. All 

points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. 

The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order 

against provisions in the bill are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and on any 

amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Financial Services; and (2) one motion to commit. 

SEC. 7. Notwithstanding clause 8 of rule XX, further 

proceedings on the recorded vote ordered on the question of 

reconsideration of the vote on the question of passage of H.R. 

2 may continue to be postponed through the legislative day 

of Friday, June 22, 2018. 

Attest: 

Clerk.