H. Res. 478 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

July 27, 2017. 

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 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. The further amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted in the 

House and in the Committee of the Whole. 

SEC. 2. (a) No further amendment to the bill, as amended, shall be in order except those printed in part B of the 

report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution, and available pro forma amendments described in section 4 of House Resolution 473. 

(b) Each further amendment printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules shall be considered only in 
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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may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before action 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 except amendments described in section 4 of House Resolution 473, and 

shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question 

in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 

(c) All points of order against further 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 Appropriations or his designee to offer 

amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part B of the 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 except amendments described in section 4 of House Resolution 473, and shall not 
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be subject to a demand for division of the question in the 

House or in the Committee of the Whole. 

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

amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill, as 

amended, to the House with such further amendments as 

may have been adopted. 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. 5. It shall be in order at any time on the legislative 

day of July 27, 2017, or July 28, 2017, for the Speaker to 

entertain motions that the House suspend the rules as 

though under clause 1 of rule XV. The Speaker or his designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or her designee 

on the designation of any matter for consideration pursuant 

to this section. 

Attest: 

Clerk.