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House Calendar No. 116 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 736 

[Report No. 114–572] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4974) making appropriations 

for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 

agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other 

purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5243) making 

appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, to 

strengthen public health activities in response to the Zika virus, and 

for other purposes; and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 17, 2016 

Mr. COLE, 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. 4974) making 

appropriations for military construction, the Department 

of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal 

year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes; 

providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5243) making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2016, to strengthen public health activities in response to the Zika virus, and for other purposes; and 

for other purposes. 


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1 Resolved, That (a) at any time after adoption of this 

2 resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 

3 rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 

4 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 4974) making appropriations for 

6 military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 

7 and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 

8 30, 2017, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 

9 bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 

10 consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall 

11 be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal12 ly divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minor13 ity member of the Committee on Appropriations. After 

14 general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 

15 under the five-minute rule. Points of order against provi16 sions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule 

17 XXI are waived. Clause 2(e) of rule XXI shall not apply 

18 during consideration of the bill. 

19 (b) During consideration of the bill for amendment— 

20 (1) each amendment, other than amendments 

21 provided for in paragraph (2), shall be debatable for 

22 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 

23 proponent and an opponent; 

24 (2) no pro forma amendment shall be in order 

25 except that the chair and ranking minority member 


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1 of the Committee on Appropriations or their respec2 tive designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amend3 ments each at any point for the purpose of debate; 

4 and 

5 (3) the chair of the Committee of the Whole 

6 may accord priority in recognition on the basis of 

7 whether the Member offering an amendment has 

8 caused it to be printed in the portion of the Con9 gressional Record designated for that purpose in 

10 clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall 

11 be considered as read. 

12 (c) When the committee rises and reports the bill 

13 back to the House with a recommendation that the bill 

14 do pass, the previous question shall be considered as or15 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

16 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

17 with or without instructions. (a) (a) 

18 SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 

19 in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 5243) 

20 making appropriations for the fiscal year ending Sep21 tember 30, 2016, to strengthen public health activities in 

22 response to the Zika virus, and for other purposes. All 

23 points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. 

24 The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order 

25 against provisions in the bill are waived. Clause 2(e) of 


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1 rule XXI shall not apply during consideration of the bill. 

2 The previous question shall be considered as ordered on 

3 the bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage 

4 without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate 

5 equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 

6 minority member of the Committee on Appropriations; 

7 and (2) one motion to recommit. 

8 SEC. 3. Section 514 of H.R. 4974 shall be considered 

9 to be a spending reduction account for purposes of section 

10 3(d) of House Resolution 5. 

11 SEC. 4. During consideration of H.R. 4974 in the 

12 Committee of the Whole pursuant to this resolution, it 

13 shall not be in order to consider an amendment proposing 

14 both a decrease in an appropriation designated pursuant 

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

16 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and an increase 

17 in an appropriation not so designated, or vice versa. 

18 SEC. 5. During consideration of H.R. 4974 pursuant 

19 to this resolution— 

20 (a) section 310 of House Concurrent Resolution 125, 

21 as reported in the House, shall have force and effect in 

22 the Committee of the Whole; and 

23 (b) section 3304 of Senate Concurrent Resolution 11 

24 shall not apply. 


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House Calendar No. 116 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 736 

[Report No. 114–572] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4974) 

poses; and for other purposes. response to the Zika virus, and for other pur30, 2016, to strengthen public health activities in priations for the fiscal year ending September sideration of the bill (H.R. 5243) making appro2017, and for other purposes; providing for conagencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related making appropriations for military construction, 

MAY 17, 2016 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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