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House Calendar No. 89 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 609 

[Report No. 114–420] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3442) to provide further means 

of accountability of the United States debt and promote fiscal responsibility, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3293) to provide 

for greater accountability in Federal funding for scientific research, to 

promote the progress of science in the United States that serves that 

national interest. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 9, 2016 

Mr. SESSIONS, 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. 3442) to provide 

further means of accountability of the United States 

debt and promote fiscal responsibility, and providing for 

consideration of the bill (H.R. 3293) to provide for greater accountability in Federal funding for scientific research, to promote the progress of science in the United 

States that serves that national interest. 

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

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1 XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of 

2 the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider3 ation of the bill (H.R. 3442) to provide further means of 

4 accountability of the United States debt and promote fis5 cal responsibility. The first reading of the bill shall be dis6 pensed with. All points of order against consideration of 

7 the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to 

8 the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 

9 controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 

10 the Committee on Ways and Means. After general debate 

11 the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five12 minute rule. The bill shall be considered as read. All points 

13 of order against provisions in the bill are waived. No 

14 amendment to the bill shall be in order except those print15 ed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules ac16 companying this resolution. Each such amendment may 

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

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

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

20 specified in the report equally divided and controlled by 

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

22 amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi23 sion of the question in the House or in the Committee 

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

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

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1 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 

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

3 adopted. The previous question shall be considered as or4 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

5 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

6 with or without instructions. 

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

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

9 declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 

10 Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration 

11 of the bill (H.R. 3293) to provide for greater account12 ability in Federal funding for scientific research, to pro13 mote the progress of science in the United States that 

14 serves that national interest. The first reading of the bill 

15 shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consid16 eration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con17 fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di18 vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

19 member of the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech20 nology. After general debate the bill shall be considered 

21 for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall 

22 be considered as read. All points of order against provi23 sions in the bill are waived. No amendment to the bill shall 

24 be in order except those printed in part B of the report 

25 of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 

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1 Each such amendment may be offered only in the order 

2 printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 

3 designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall 

4 be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 

5 divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 

6 shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be sub7 ject to a demand for division of the question in the House 

8 or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order 

9 against such amendments are waived. At the conclusion 

10 of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee 

11 shall rise and report the bill to the House with such 

12 amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 

13 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

14 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

15 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in16 structions. 

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House Calendar No. 89 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 609 

[Report No. 114–420] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3442) 

that serves that national interest. mote the progress of science in the United States in Federal funding for scientific research, to pro-(H.R. 3293) to provide for greater accountability bility, and providing for consideration of the bill United States debt and promote fiscal responsito provide further means of accountability of the 

FEBRUARY 9, 2016 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 

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