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House Calendar No. 125 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 783 

[Report No. 114–623] 

Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 5293) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2017, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 14, 2016 

Mr. BYRNE, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 

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

RESOLUTION 

Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 5293) 

making appropriations for the Department of Defense 

for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, 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 further 

5 consideration of the bill (H.R. 5293) making appropria6 tions for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 

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1 ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes. No 

2 further general debate shall be in order. 

3 SEC. 2. (a) The bill shall be considered for amend4 ment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be consid5 ered as read through page 170, line 7. Points of order 

6 against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with 

7 clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. 

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

9 those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules ac10 companying this resolution, amendments en bloc described 

11 in section 3 of this resolution, and pro forma amendments 

12 described in section 4 of this resolution. 

13 (c) Each amendment printed in the report of the 

14 Committee on Rules shall be considered only in the order 

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

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

17 be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 

18 divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 

19 shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by 

20 section 4 of this resolution, and shall not be subject to 

21 a demand for division of the question in the House or in 

22 the Committee of the Whole. 

23 (d) All points of order against amendments printed 

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1 ments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution are 

2 waived. 

3 SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chair 

4 of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee to 

5 offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments print6 ed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 

7 this resolution not earlier disposed of. Amendments en 

8 bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be considered 

9 as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided 

10 and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 

11 of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective 

12 designees, shall not be subject to amendment except as 

13 provided by section 4 of this resolution, and shall not be 

14 subject to a demand for division of the question in the 

15 House or in the Committee of the Whole. 

16 SEC. 4. During consideration of the bill for amend17 ment, the chair and ranking minority member of the Com18 mittee on Appropriations or their respective designees may 

19 offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point 

20 for the purpose of debate. 

21 SEC. 5. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 

22 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 

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

24 adopted. The previous question shall be considered as or25 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

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1 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

2 with or without instructions. 

3 SEC. 6. It shall be in order at any time on the legisla4 tive day of June 16, 2016, for the Speaker to entertain 

5 motions that the House suspend the rules as though under 

6 clause 1 of rule XV. The Speaker or his designee shall 

7 consult with the Minority Leader or her designee on the 

8 designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to 

9 this section. 

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House Calendar No. 125 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 783 

[Report No. 114–623] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 

30, 2017, and for other purposes. of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 5293) making appropriations for the Department 

JUNE 14, 2016 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 

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