H. Res. 312 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

July 23, 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 consideration of 

the bill (H.R. 2397) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

2014, and for other purposes. 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 Appropriations. After general debate the bill 

shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 

rule. The bill shall be considered as read through page 157, 

line 2. Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure 

to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. 

(b) No amendment shall be in order except those printed 

in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
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resolution, the amendment described in section 2 of this resolution, and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this 

resolution. All points of order against amendments printed in 

the report of the Committee on Rules and against amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution are 

waived. 

(c) Each amendment printed in 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for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn 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 the 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. 

SEC. 2. After disposition of amendments printed in the 

report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this 

resolution, it shall be in order for the chair of the Committee 

on Appropriations or his designee to offer an amendment reducing funding levels in the bill. 

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

the Committee on Appropriations or his designee to offer 

amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in the 
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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 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 

chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective 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. After the conclusion of consideration of the bill 

for amendment, there shall be in order a final period of general debate, which shall not exceed 10 minutes equally divided 

and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 

the Committee on Appropriations. 

SEC. 5. When the committee rises and reports the bill 

back to the House with a recommendation that the bill do 

pass, 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. 

SEC. 6. At any time after the adoption of this resolution 

the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, de-
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clare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 

House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 

(H.R. 2610) making appropriations for the Departments of 

Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and 

related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

2014, and for other purposes. 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 Appropriations. After general debate the bill 

shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 

rule. Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure 

to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the chair of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the 

basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has 

caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional 

Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. 

Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. When 

the committee rises and reports the bill back to the House 

with a recommendation that the bill do pass, the previous 

question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

amendments thereto to final passage without intervening mo-
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tion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

Attest: 

Clerk.