H. Res. 511 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

March 12, 2014. 

Resolved, That at any time after 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. 4138) to protect the separation of powers in the Constitution of the United States by ensuring that the President 

takes care that the laws be faithfully executed, 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 the 

Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

amendment under the five-minute rule. 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 

113–43. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 
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be considered as read. All points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment 

to that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in 

order except those printed in part A of the report of the 

Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such 

amendment may be offered 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, 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. All points of order against such amendments are 

waived. 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. 

SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3973) to amend 
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section 530D of title 28, United States Code. 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 113–42 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 the 

Judiciary; (2) the further amendment printed in part B of 

the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, if offered by Representative Ellison of Minnesota or 

his designee, which shall be in order without intervention of 

any point of order, shall be considered as read, shall be separately debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled 

by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject 

to a demand for division of the question; and (3) one motion 

to recommit with or without instructions. 

Attest: 

Clerk.