H. Res. 476 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

July 10, 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. 2500) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 

for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 

military construction, to prescribe military personnel 

strengths for such fiscal year, 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 amendments specified 

in this section and shall not exceed one hour equally divided 

and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 

the Committee on Armed Services. After general debate the 

bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 

rule. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute 

recommended by the Committee on Armed Services now 

printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a sub-
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stitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116– 

19, 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. 

All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, 

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 and amendments en bloc described in section 3 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may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before action 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, and shall not be 

subject to a demand for division of the question in the House 

or in the Committee of the Whole. 
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(c) All points of order against the further amendments 

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

or 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 Armed Services or his designee to offer 

amendments en bloc consisting of 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 Armed Services or their designees, 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. 

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

amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to 

the House with such further amendments as may have been 

adopted. In the case of sundry further 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 in-
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tervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

SEC. 5. Clause 7(a)(1) of rule XV shall not apply with 

respect to H.R. 553. 

SEC. 6. It shall be in order at any time on the legislative 

day of July 11, 2019, or July 12, 2019, for the Speaker to 

entertain motions that the House suspend the rules, as 

though under clause 1 of rule XV, relating to the bill (H.R. 

1327) to extend authorization for the September 11th Victim 

Compensation Fund of 2001 through fiscal year 2090, and 

for other purposes. 

SEC. 7. The amendments specified in Rules Committee 

Print 116–23 shall be considered as though printed in part 

B of House Report 116–143. 

Attest: 

Clerk.