H. Res. 1053 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

July 20, 2020. 

Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall 

be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 6395) to 

authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such 

fiscal year, and for other purposes. All points of order against 

consideration of the bill are waived. In lieu of the amendment 

in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee 

on Armed Services now printed in the bill, an amendment in 

the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 

Committee Print 116–57 shall be considered as adopted. The 

bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of 

order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. 

The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 

bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto, to 

final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour 

of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and 

ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Serv-
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ices; (2) the further amendments described in section 2 of 

this resolution; (2) the amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution; and (4) one motion to recommit with 

or without instructions. 

SEC. 2. After debate pursuant to the first section of this 

resolution, each further amendment printed in the report of 

the Committee on Rules not earlier considered as part of 

amendments en bloc pursuant to section 3 of this resolution 

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proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall 

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

demand for division of the question. 

SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time after debate pursuant to the first section of this resolution for the chair of 

the Committee on Armed Services or his designee to offer 

amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in the 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 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
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Committee on Armed Services or their respective designees, 

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

to a demand for division of the question. 

SEC. 4. All points of order against the further amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules or 

amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution 

are waived. 

SEC. 5. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 7027) making 

additional supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, 

and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. An amendment in the nature of 

a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 

116–58 shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, 

shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. Clause 2(e) of rule 

XXI shall not apply during consideration of the bill. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as 

amended, and on any further amendment thereto, to final 

passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of 

debate equally divided among and controlled by the chair and 

ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations and the chair and ranking minority member of the 
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Committee on Education and Labor; and (2) one motion to 

recommit with or without instructions. 

SEC. 6. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 7327) making 

additional supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, 

and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The bill shall be considered as 

read. All points of order against provisions in the bill are 

waived. Clause 2(e) of rule XXI shall not apply during consideration of the bill. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto 

to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one 

hour of debate equally divided among and controlled by the 

chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations and the chair and ranking minority member of 

the Committee on Ways and Means; and (2) one motion to 

recommit. 

SEC. 7. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to take from the Speaker’s table the bill (H.R. 1957) 

to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize 

and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes, with the Senate amendments thereto, and to consider 

in the House, without intervention of any point of order, a 

single motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Nat-
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ural Resources or his designee that the House concur in the 

Senate amendments. The Senate amendments and the motion 

shall be considered as read. The motion shall be debatable for 

one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and 

ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 

on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion or 

demand for division of the question. 

SEC. 8. House Resolution 967, agreed to May 15, 2020 

(as amended by House Resolution 1017, agreed to June 25, 

2020) is amended— 

(1) in section 4, by striking ‘‘July 31, 2020’’ and 

inserting ‘‘September 21, 2020’’; 

(2) in section 11, by striking ‘‘legislative day of 

July 31, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘calendar day of September 20, 2020’’; and 

(3) in section 12, by striking ‘‘July 31, 2020’’ and 

inserting ‘‘September 21, 2020’’. 

Attest: 

Clerk.