H. Res. 839 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

April 25, 2018. 

Resolved, That (a) 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. 4) to reauthorize programs of the Federal 

Aviation Administration, 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. The bill shall be 

considered as read. All points of order against provisions in 

the bill are waived. 

(b) No amendment to the bill shall be in order except 

those printed in part A of the report of the Committee on 
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Rules accompanying this resolution and amendments en bloc 

described in subsection (e). 

(c) Each amendment printed in part A 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, 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. 

(d) All points of order against amendments printed in 

part A of the report of the Committee on Rules or amendments en bloc described in subsection (e) are waived. 

(e) It shall be in order at any time for the chair of the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments 

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

not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant 

to this subsection 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 

Transportation and Infrastructure or their designees, shall 

not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a 
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demand for division of the question in the House or in the 

Committee of the Whole. 

(f) 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. 

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. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3144) to provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes. All points of order 

against consideration of the bill are waived. The amendment 

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

accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted. 

The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points 

of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are 

waived. 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: 

(1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the 

chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
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Natural Resources; and (2) one motion to recommit with or 

without instructions. 

SEC. 3. On any legislative day during the period from 

April 30, 2018, through May 4, 2018— 

(a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day 

shall be considered as approved; and 

(b) the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 

clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 

SEC. 4. The Speaker may appoint Members to perform 

the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 3 of this resolution as though under clause 

8(a) of rule I. 

Attest: 

Clerk.