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House Calendar No. 82 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 566 

[Report No. 114–382] 

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2029) 

making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2016, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings during the 

period from December 19, 2015, through January 4, 2016; and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 16, 2015 

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 Senate amendment to the 

bill (H.R. 2029) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

2016, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings 

during the period from December 19, 2015, through 

January 4, 2016; and for other purposes. 

1 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it 

2 shall be in order to take from the Speaker’s table the bill 


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1 (H.R. 2029) making appropriations for military construc2 tion, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 

3 agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, 

4 and for other purposes, with the Senate amendment there5 to, and to consider in the House, without intervention of 

6 any point of order, a motion offered by the chair of the 

7 Committee on Appropriations or his designee that the 

8 House concur in the Senate amendment with each of the 

9 two amendments specified in section 3 of this resolution. 

10 The Senate amendment and the motion shall be consid11 ered as read. The previous question shall be considered 

12 as ordered on the motion to its adoption without inter13 vening motion or demand for division of the question ex14 cept as specified in section 2 of this resolution. Clause 5(b) 

15 of rule XXI shall not apply to the motion. 

16 SEC. 2. (a) The question of adoption of the motion 

17 shall be divided between the two House amendments speci18 fied in section 3 of this resolution. The two portions of 

19 the divided question shall be considered in the order speci20 fied by the Chair. Either portion of the divided question 

21 may be subject to postponement as though under clause 

22 8 of rule XX. 

23 (b) The portion of the divided question comprising 

24 the amendment specified in section 3(a) of this resolution 

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1 trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

2 Committee on Appropriations. The portion of the divided 

3 question comprising the amendment specified in section 

4 3(b) of this resolution shall be debatable for one hour 

5 equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 

6 minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. 

7 SEC. 3. The amendments referred to in the first and 

8 second sections of this resolution are as follows: 

9 (a) An amendment consisting of the text of Rules 

10 Committee Print 114-39 modified by the amendment 

11 printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accom12 panying this resolution. 

13 (b) An amendment consisting of the text of Rules 

14 Committee Print 114-40. 

15 SEC. 4. If only the portion of the divided question 

16 comprising the amendment specified in section 3(b) of this 

17 resolution is adopted, that portion shall be engrossed as 

18 an amendment in the nature of a substitute to the Senate 

19 amendment to H.R. 2029. 

20 SEC. 5. The chair of the Committee on Appropria21 tions may insert in the Congressional Record at any time 

22 during the remainder of the first session of the 114th Con23 gress such material as he may deem explanatory of the 

24 Senate amendment and the motion specified in the first 

25 section of this resolution. 


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1 SEC. 6. On any legislative day of the first session of 

2 the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress after December 

3 18, 2015— 

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

5 shall be considered as approved; and 

6 (b) the Chair may at any time declare the House ad7 journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 

8 clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an9 nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 

10 SEC. 7. On any legislative day of the second session 

11 of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress before January 

12 5, 2016— 

13 (a) the Speaker may dispense with organizational and 

14 legislative business; 

15 (b) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day 

16 shall be considered as approved if applicable; and 

17 (c) the Chair at any time may declare the House ad18 journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 

19 clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an20 nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 

21 SEC. 8. The Speaker may appoint Members to per22 form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the periods 

23 addressed by sections 6 and 7 of this resolution as though 

24 under clause 8(a) of rule I. 


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1 SEC. 9. Each day during the periods addressed by 

2 sections 6 and 7 of this resolution shall not constitute a 

3 calendar day for purposes of section 7 of the War Powers 

4 Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546). 

5 SEC. 10. Each day during the periods addressed by 

6 sections 6 and 7 of this resolution shall not constitute a 

7 legislative day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII. 

8 SEC. 11. It shall be in order at any time through the 

9 legislative day of December 18, 2015, for the Speaker to 

10 entertain motions that the House suspend the rules as 

11 though under clause 1 of rule XV. The Speaker or his 

12 designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or her des13 ignee on the designation of any matter for consideration 

14 pursuant to this section. 

15 SEC. 12. The requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 

16 for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Com17 mittee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the 

18 House is waived with respect to any resolution reported 

19 through the legislative day of December 18, 2015. 


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House Calendar No. 82 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 566 

[Report No. 114–382] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendJanuary 4, 2016; and for other purposes. the period from December 19, 2015, through other purposes; providing for proceedings during fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the tions for military construction, the Department ment to the bill (H.R. 2029) making appropriaDECEMBER 16, 2015 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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