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House Calendar No. 122 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 770 

[Report No. 114–610] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5278) to establish an Oversight 

Board to assist the Government of Puerto Rico, including instrumentalities, in managing its public finances, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 8, 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 consideration of the bill (H.R. 5278) to establish an Oversight Board to assist the Government of 

Puerto Rico, including instrumentalities, in managing its 

public finances, 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 consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 5278) to establish an Oversight 

6 Board to assist the Government of Puerto Rico, including 


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1 instrumentalities, in managing its public finances, and for 

2 other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis3 pensed with. All points of order against consideration of 

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

5 the bill and amendments specified in this section and shall 

6 not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 

7 chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 

8 Natural Resources. After general debate the bill shall be 

9 considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In 

10 lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute rec11 ommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now 

12 printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an 

13 original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five14 minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute 

15 consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-57. 

16 That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 

17 considered as read. All points of order against that amend18 ment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amend19 ment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute 

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

21 Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each 

22 such amendment may be offered only in the order printed 

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

24 in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debat25 able for the time specified in the report equally divided 


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1 and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall 

2 not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to 

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

4 the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against 

5 such amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consid6 eration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise 

7 and report the bill to the House with such amendments 

8 as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a 

9 separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 

10 in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amend11 ment in the nature of a substitute made in order as origi12 nal text. The previous question shall be considered as or13 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

14 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

15 with or without instructions. 

16 SEC. 2. Upon passage of H.R. 5278 the House shall 

17 be considered to have: (1) stricken all after the enacting 

18 clause of S. 2328 and inserted in lieu thereof the provi19 sions of H.R. 5278, as passed by the House; and (2) 

20 passed the Senate bill as so amended. 


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House Calendar No. 122 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 770 

[Report No. 114–610] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5278) 

other purposes. talities, in managing its public finances, and for Government of Puerto Rico, including instrumento establish an Oversight Board to assist the 

JUNE 8, 2016 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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