H. Res. 794 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

July 5, 2016. 

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

declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 

House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 

(H.R. 5485) making appropriations for financial services and 

general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

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

shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined 

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

controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Appropriations. 

SEC. 2. (a) After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall 

be considered as read through page 265, line 9. Points of 

order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with 

clause 2 or clause 5(a) of rule XXI are waived except as follows: beginning with ‘‘: Provided further’’ on page 122, line 
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19, through ‘‘2012’’ on page 122, line 22. Where points of 

order are waived against part of a paragraph, points of order 

against a provision in another part of such paragraph may 

be made only against such provision and not against the entire paragraph. 

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

those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution, and pro forma amendments described in section 4 of this resolution. 

(c) Each amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules shall be considered only in the order printed 

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

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

for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 4 of this resolution, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of 

the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 

(d) All points of order against amendments printed in 

the report of the Committee on Rules or against amendments 

en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution are waived. 

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

the Committee on Appropriations or his designee to offer 

amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in the 
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report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 

chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees, shall not be subject 

to amendment except as provided by section 4 of this resolution, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 

question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 

SEC. 4. During consideration of the bill for amendment, 

the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 

Appropriations or their respective designees may offer up to 

10 pro forma amendments each at any point for the purpose 

of debate. 

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

amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to 

the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. 

The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 

bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without 

instructions. 

SEC. 6. Section 1201 of H.R. 5485 shall be considered 

to be a spending reduction account for purposes of section 

3(d) of House Resolution 5. 
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SEC. 7. During consideration of H.R. 5485, section 3304 

of Senate Concurrent Resolution 11 shall not apply. 

Attest: 

Clerk.