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[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 431 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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H. Res. 431

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         June 11, 2019.
    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. 2740) making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2020, 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. An amendment in the nature 
of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-17, modified 
by the 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. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the 
original bill for the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute rule 
and shall be considered as read. Points of order against provisions in the bill, 
as amended, for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived.
    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 pro forma amendments described in section 4 of this resolution.
    (b) Each further amendment printed in part B of 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controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent 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 except as 
provided by section 4 of this resolution, 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 her 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 as provided by section 4 of this resolution, and 
shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in 
the Committee of the Whole.
    Sec. 4.  During consideration of the bill for amendment, the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective 
designees may offer up to 15 pro forma amendments each at any point for the 
purpose of debate.
    Sec. 5.  At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment 
pursuant to this resolution, the Committee of the Whole shall rise without 
motion. No further consideration of the bill shall be in order except pursuant 
to a subsequent order of the House.
    Sec. 6. (a) During consideration of H.R. 2740, it shall not be in order to 
consider an amendment proposing both a decrease in an appropriation designated 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 and an increase in an appropriation not so 
designated, or vice versa.
    (b) This section shall not apply to an amendment between the Houses.
    Sec. 7.  Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order without 
intervention of any point of order to consider in the House the resolution (H. 
Res. 430) authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in 
judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas and for other purposes. The 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Rules 
now printed in the resolution shall be considered as adopted. The resolution, as 
amended, shall be considered as read. The previous question shall be considered 
as ordered on the resolution, as amended, to adoption without intervening motion 
or demand for division of the question except one hour of debate equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Rules.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.
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