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House Calendar No. 69 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 478 

[Report No. 115–261] 

Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 3219) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2018, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of 

motions to suspend the rules. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 26, 2017 

Mr. NEWHOUSE, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 3219) 

making appropriations for the Department of Defense 

for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for 

other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. 

1 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso2 lution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 

3 XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of 

4 the Whole House on the state of the Union for further 

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1 tions for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 

2 ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. The 

3 further amendment printed in part A of the report of the 

4 Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be 

5 considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee 

6 of the Whole. 

7 SEC. 2. (a) No further amendment to the bill, as 

8 amended, shall be in order except those printed in part 

9 B of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 

10 this resolution, amendments en bloc described in section 

11 3 of this resolution, and available pro forma amendments 

12 described in section 4 of House Resolution 473. 

13 (b) Each further amendment printed in part B of the 

14 report of the Committee on Rules shall be considered only 

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

16 by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered 

17 as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 

18 report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 

19 an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any 

20 time before action thereon, shall not be subject to amend21 ment except amendments described in section 4 of House 

22 Resolution 473, and shall not be subject to a demand for 

23 division of the question in the House or in the Committee 

24 of the Whole. 


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1 (c) All points of order against further amendments 

2 printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules 

3 or against amendments en bloc described in section 3 of 

4 this resolution are waived. 

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

6 of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee to 

7 offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amend8 ments printed in part B of the report of the Committee 

9 on Rules accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed 

10 of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section 

11 shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 min12 utes equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank13 ing minority member of the Committee on Appropriations 

14 or their respective designees, shall not be subject to 

15 amendment except amendments described in section 4 of 

16 House Resolution 473, and shall not be subject to a de17 mand for division of the question in the House or in the 

18 Committee of the Whole. 

19 SEC. 4. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 

20 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 

21 bill, as amended, to the House with such further amend22 ments as may have been adopted. The previous question 

23 shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments 

24 thereto to final passage without intervening motion except 

25 one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 


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1 SEC. 5. It shall be in order at any time on the legisla2 tive day of July 27, 2017, or July 28, 2017, for the Speak3 er to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules 

4 as though under clause 1 of rule XV. The Speaker or his 

5 designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or her des6 ignee on the designation of any matter for consideration 

7 pursuant to this section. 


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House Calendar No. 69 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 478 

[Report No. 115–261] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 

for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. 30, 2018, and for other purposes, and providing of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 3219) making appropriations for the Department 

JULY 26, 2017 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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