H. Res. 271 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

June 19, 2013. 

Resolved, That at any time after the 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 further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1947) to provide for the reform and 

continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2018, and for 

other purposes. No further general debate shall be in order. 

SEC. 2. (a) In lieu of the amendments recommended by 

the Committees on Agriculture and the Judiciary now printed 

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

for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an 

amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 

text of Rules Committee Print 113–14, modified by the 

amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee 

on Rules accompanying this resolution. That amendment in 

the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All 
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points of order against that amendment in the nature of a 

substitute are waived. 

(b) No amendment to the amendment in the nature of 

a substitute made in order as original text shall be in order 

except those printed in part B of the report of the Committee 

on Rules accompanying this resolution and amendments en 

bloc described in section 3 of this resolution. 

(c) Each amendment printed in part B of the report of 

the Committee on Rules 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withdrawn by its proponent at any time before action thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the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. 

(d) All points of order against amendments printed in 

part B of the report of the Committee on Rules or against 

amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution 

are waived. 

SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chair of 

the Committee on Agriculture or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in part B of 

the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this res-
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olution not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc offered 

pursuant to this section shall be considered as read, shall be 

debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by 

the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 

Agriculture or their designees, 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. 

The original proponent of an amendment included in such 

amendments en bloc may insert a statement in the Congressional Record immediately before the disposition of the 

amendments en bloc. 

SEC. 4. 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 amendment in the nature of a substitute 

made in order as original text. 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. 

Attest: 

Clerk.