H. Res. 685 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

July 29, 2009. 

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. 3326) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

2010, 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 except those arising under clause 

9 or 10 of rule XXI. 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 147, 

line 4. Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, except as provided in 
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section 2, no amendment shall be in order except: (1) the 

amendments printed in part A of the report of the Committee 

on Rules accompanying this resolution, which 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, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 

question; (2) not to exceed eight of the amendments printed 

in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules if offered 

by Representative Flake of Arizona or his designee, which 

may be offered only in the order printed in the report, shall 

be considered as read, and shall be debatable for 10 minutes 

equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent; (3) an en bloc amendment, if offered by Representative 

Flake of Arizona or his designee, consisting of all of the 

amendments printed in part B of the report of the Committee 

on Rules, which shall be considered as read, shall be 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 (4) not to exceed two 

of the amendments printed in part C of the report of the 

Committee on Rules if offered by Representative Campbell of 

California or his designee, which may be offered only in the 

order printed in the report, shall be considered as read, and 
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shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. All points of 

order against such amendments are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 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. In the case of sundry amendments 

reported from the Committee, the question of their adoption 

shall be put to the House en gros and without division of the 

question. 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. After disposition of the amendments specified in 

the first section of this resolution, the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their 

designees each may offer one pro forma amendment to the 

bill for the purpose of debate, which shall be controlled by the 

proponent. 

SEC. 3. The Chair may entertain a motion that the 

Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Committee 

on Appropriations or his designee. The Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill (as 

described in clause 9 of rule XVIII). 
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SEC. 4. During consideration of H.R. 3326, the Chair 

may reduce to two minutes the minimum time for electronic 

voting under clause 6 of rule XVIII and clauses 8 and 9 of 

rule XX. 

SEC. 5. The amendments specified in the first section of 

this resolution shall not be subject to a demand for the division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 

Whole. 

Attest: 

Clerk.