•HRES 544 RH 
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 96) estab-
lishing the budget for the United States Government for 
fiscal year 2015 and setting forth appropriate budgetary 
levels for fiscal years 2016 through 2024. The first read-
ing of the concurrent resolution shall be dispensed with. 
All points of order against consideration of the concurrent 
resolution are waived. General debate shall not exceed four 
hours, with three hours of general debate confined to the 
congressional budget equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
the Budget and one hour of general debate on the subject 
of economic goals and policies equally divided and con-
trolled by Representative Brady of Texas and Representa-
tive Carolyn Maloney of New York or their respective des-
ignees. After general debate the concurrent resolution 
shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
rule. The concurrent resolution shall be considered as 
read. No amendment shall be in order except those printed 
in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
this resolution. Each amendment 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, and shall be debatable for the time specified in 
the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent 
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and an opponent. All points of order against such amend-
ments are waived except that the adoption of an amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute shall constitute the con-
clusion of consideration of the concurrent resolution for 
amendment. After the conclusion of consideration of the 
concurrent resolution for amendment and a final period 
of general debate, which shall not exceed 10 minutes 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on the Budget, the 
Committee shall rise and report the concurrent resolution 
to the House with such amendment as may have been 
adopted. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the concurrent resolution and amendments there-
to to adoption without intervening motion except amend-
ments offered by the chair of the Committee on the Budg-
et pursuant to section 305(a)(5) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 to achieve mathematical consistency. 
The concurrent resolution shall not be subject to a demand 
for division of the question of its adoption. 
SEC. 2. On any legislative day during the period from 
April 11, 2014, through April 25, 2014— 
(a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day 
shall be considered as approved; and 
(b) the Chair may at any time declare the House ad-
journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 
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clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an-
nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 
SEC. 3. The Speaker may appoint Members to per-
form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 
addressed by section 2 of this resolution as though under 
clause 8(a) of rule I. 
SEC. 4. Each day during the period addressed by sec-
tion 2 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar 
day for purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolu-
tion (50 U.S.C. 1546). 
SEC. 5. The Committee on Appropriations may, at 
any time before 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, 2014, file 
privileged reports to accompany measures making appro-
priations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. 
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House Calendar No. 98 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 544 
[Report No. 113–405] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the concurrent reso-
lution (H. Con. Res. 96) establishing the budget 
for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2015 and setting forth appropriate budgetary 
levels for fiscal years 2016 through 2024, and 
providing for proceedings during the period from 
April 11, 2014, through April 25, 2014. 
APRIL 7, 2014 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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