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House Calendar No. 33 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 271 

[Report No. 114–120] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1806) to provide for technological 

innovation through the prioritization of Federal investment in basic research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve 

the competitiveness of the United States, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2250) making appropriations 

for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

2016, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the 

bill (H.R. 2353) to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway 

safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out 

of the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 18, 2015 

Mr. NEWHOUSE, 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. 1806) to provide 

for technological innovation through the prioritization of 

Federal investment in basic research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve the competitiveness of the United States, and for other purposes; 

providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2250) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 


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fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other 

purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill 

(H.R. 2353) to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and 

other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund, 

and for other purposes. 

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. 1806) to provide for technological 

6 innovation through the prioritization of Federal invest7 ment in basic research, fundamental scientific discovery, 

8 and development to improve the competitiveness of the 

9 United States, and for other purposes. The first reading 

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

11 against consideration of the bill are waived. General de12 bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 

13 hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank14 ing minority member of the Committee on Science, Space, 

15 and Technology. After general debate the bill shall be con16 sidered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu 

17 of the amendment in the nature of a substitute rec18 ommended by the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech19 nology now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to con20 sider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 


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1 under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature 

2 of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 

3 Print 114-15. That amendment in the nature of a sub4 stitute shall be considered as read. All points of order 

5 against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are 

6 waived. No amendment to that amendment in the nature 

7 of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in 

8 part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accom9 panying this resolution. Each such amendment may be of10 fered only in the order printed in the report, may be of11 fered only by a Member designated in the report, shall 

12 be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time spec13 ified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 

14 proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amend15 ment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 

16 of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 

17 Whole. All points of order against such amendments are 

18 waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 

19 amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill 

20 to the House with such amendments as may have been 

21 adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the 

22 House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 

23 the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature 

24 of a substitute made in order as original text. The previous 

25 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 


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1 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

2 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in3 structions. 

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

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

6 declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 

7 Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration 

8 of the bill (H.R. 2250) making appropriations for the Leg9 islative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

10 2016, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 

11 shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consid12 eration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con13 fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di14 vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

15 member of the Committee on Appropriations. After gen16 eral debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 

17 under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered 

18 as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill 

19 for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. 

20 No amendment to the bill shall be in order except those 

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

22 accompanying this resolution. Each such amendment may 

23 be offered only in the order printed in the report, may 

24 be offered only by a Member designated in the report, 

25 shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 


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1 specified in the report equally divided and controlled by 

2 the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 

3 amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi4 sion of the question in the House or in the Committee 

5 of the Whole. All points of order against such amendments 

6 are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 

7 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 

8 bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 

9 adopted. The previous question shall be considered as or10 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

11 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

12 with or without instructions. 

13 SEC. 3. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 

14 in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 2353) 

15 to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway 

16 safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs 

17 funded out of the Highway Trust Fund, and for other pur18 poses. All points of order against consideration of the bill 

19 are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All points 

20 of order against provisions in the bill are waived. The pre21 vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 

22 and on any amendment thereto to final passage without 

23 intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally 

24 divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 


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1 member of the Committee on Transportation and Infra2 structure; and (2) one motion to recommit. 


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House Calendar No. 33 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 271 

[Report No. 114–120] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1806) 

other purposes. funded out of the Highway Trust Fund, and for motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs tension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, eration of the bill (H.R. 2353) to provide an exand for other purposes; and providing for considfor the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch viding for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2250) the United States, and for other purposes; prodevelopment to improve the competitiveness of research, fundamental scientific discovery, and the prioritization of Federal investment in basic to provide for technological innovation through 

MAY 18, 2015 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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