H. Res. 611 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

February 11, 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. 2017) to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 

Act to improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for 

restaurants and similar retail food establishments, and to 

amend the authority to bring proceedings under section 

403A. 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 Energy and Commerce. After general debate the bill shall be 

considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall 

be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 

amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 

nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
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Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill. The committee 

amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered 

as read. All points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment 

to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute 

shall be in order except those printed in the report of the 

Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such 

amendment may be offered 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, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 

of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 

Whole. All points of order against such amendments are 

waived. 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. 

Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on 

any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to 

the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a 

substitute. 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. 
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SEC. 2. On any legislative day during the period from 

February 15, 2016, through February 22, 2016— 

(a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day 

shall be considered as approved; and 

(b) the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 

clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 

SEC. 3. The Speaker may appoint Members to perform 

the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 2 of this resolution as though under clause 

8(a) of rule I. 

SEC. 4. The Committee on the Judiciary may, at any 

time before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, February 16, 2016, file a report to accompany H.R. 3624. 

Attest: 

Clerk.