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House Calendar No. 118 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 743 

[Report No. 114–591] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5055) making appropriations 

for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal 

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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 23, 2016 

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. 5055) making 

appropriations for energy and water development and 

related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2017, and for other purposes. 

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. 5055) making appropriations for 

6 energy and water development and related agencies for the 


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1 fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other pur2 poses. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. 

3 All points of order against consideration of the bill are 

4 waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and 

5 shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled 

6 by the chair and ranking minority member of the Com7 mittee on Appropriations. After general debate the bill 

8 shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 

9 rule. Points of order against provisions in the bill for fail10 ure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. 

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

12 (1) each amendment, other than amendments 

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

14 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 

15 proponent and an opponent; 

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

17 except that the chair and ranking minority member 

18 of the Committee on Appropriations or their respec19 tive designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amend20 ments each at any point for the purpose of debate; 

21 and 

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

23 may accord priority in recognition on the basis of 

24 whether the Member offering an amendment has 

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1 gressional Record designated for that purpose in 

2 clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall 

3 be considered as read. 

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

5 back to the House with a recommendation that the bill 

6 do pass, the previous question shall be considered as or7 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

8 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

9 with or without instructions. 

10 SEC. 2. Section 508 of H.R. 5055 shall be considered 

11 to be a spending reduction account for purposes of section 

12 3(d) of House Resolution 5. 

13 SEC. 3. During consideration of H.R. 5055 pursuant 

14 to this resolution, section 3304 of Senate Concurrent Res15 olution 11 shall not apply. 


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House Calendar No. 118 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 743 

[Report No. 114–591] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5055) 

poses. ending September 30, 2017, and for other purvelopment and related agencies for the fiscal year making appropriations for energy and water deMAY 23, 2016 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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