H. Res. 996 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

July 17, 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. 6147) making appropriations for the Department of 

the Interior, environment, and related agencies 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 

115–81 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 
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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 251, line 5, through ‘‘2012’’ on page 251, line 

8. Where points of order are waived against part of a paragraph, points of order against a provision in another part of 

such paragraph may be made only against such provision and 

not against the entire paragraph. 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 pro forma amendments described in section 2 

of this resolution. 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may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before action 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 2 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 the Committee shall rise 
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and report the bill, as amended, to the House with such further 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. During consideration of H.R. 6147 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. 

Attest: 

Clerk.