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House Calendar No. 158 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 961 

[Report No. 115–783] 

Providing 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, and providing 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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 25, 2018 

Ms. CHENEY, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 

which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

RESOLUTION 

Providing 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, and providing 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. 


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1 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso2 lution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 

3 XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of 

4 the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 6157) making appropriations for 

6 the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending Sep7 tember 30, 2019, and for other purposes. The first reading 

8 of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 

9 against consideration of the bill are waived. General de10 bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 

11 hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank12 ing minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. 

13 After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

14 amendment under the five-minute rule. An amendment in 

15 the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 

16 Committee Print 115-77 shall be considered as adopted 

17 in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The 

18 bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill 

19 for the purpose of further amendment under the five20 minute rule and shall be considered as read. Points of 

21 order against provisions in the bill, as amended, for failure 

22 to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived except 

23 as follows: page 86, line 1, through page 86, line 7. No 

24 further amendment to the bill, as amended, shall be in 

25 order except those printed in part A of the report of the 


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1 Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution and pro 

2 forma amendments described in section 3 of this resolu3 tion. Each further amendment printed in part A of the 

4 report shall be considered only in the order printed in the 

5 report, may be offered only by a Member designated in 

6 the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable 

7 for the time specified in the report equally divided and 

8 controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not 

9 be subject to amendment except as provided by section 3 

10 of this resolution, and shall not be subject to a demand 

11 for division of the question in the House or in the Com12 mittee of the Whole. All points of order against such fur13 ther amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consid14 eration of the bill for amendment pursuant to this resolu15 tion, the Committee of the Whole shall rise without mo16 tion. No further consideration of the bill shall be in order 

17 except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House. 

18 SEC. 2. At any time after adoption of this resolution 

19 the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, 

20 declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 

21 Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration 

22 of the bill (H.R. 2083) to amend the Marine Mammal Pro23 tection Act of 1972 to reduce predation on endangered 

24 Columbia River salmon and other nonlisted species, and 

25 for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be 


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1 dispensed with. All points of order against consideration 

2 of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined 

3 to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided 

4 and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 

5 of the Committee on Natural Resources. After general de6 bate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 

7 five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an 

8 original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five9 minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute 

10 consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-79. 

11 That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 

12 considered as read. All points of order against that amend13 ment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amend14 ment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute 

15 shall be in order except those printed in part B of the 

16 report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this reso17 lution. Each such amendment may be offered only in the 

18 order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Mem19 ber designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 

20 shall be debatable for the time specified in the report 

21 equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 

22 opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 

23 not be subject to a demand for division of the question 

24 in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points 

25 of order against such amendments are waived. At the conVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:45 Jun 25, 2018 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR961.RH HR961

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1 clusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 

2 Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 

3 such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member 

4 may demand a separate vote in the House on any amend5 ment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill 

6 or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made 

7 in order as original text. The previous question shall be 

8 considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto 

9 to final passage without intervening motion except one 

10 motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

11 SEC. 3. During consideration of H.R. 6157 for 

12 amendment, the chair and ranking minority member of 

13 the Committee on Appropriations or their respective des14 ignees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each 

15 at any point for the purpose of debate. 

16 SEC. 4. (a) During consideration of H.R. 6157, it 

17 shall not be in order to consider an amendment proposing 

18 both a decrease in an appropriation designated pursuant 

19 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

20 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and an increase 

21 in an appropriation not so designated, or vice versa. (b) 

22 This paragraph shall not apply to an amendment between 

23 the Houses. 

24 SEC. 5. House Resolution 952 is laid on the table. 


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House Calendar No. 158 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 961 

[Report No. 115–783] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6157) 

purposes. salmon and other nonlisted species, and for other reduce predation on endangered Columbia River the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to consideration of the bill (H.R. 2083) to amend 2019, and for other purposes, and providing for Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, making appropriations for the Department of 

JUNE 25, 2018 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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