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House Calendar No. 142 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 717 
[Report No. 112–558] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5856) making appropriations 
for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2013, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 6020) making appropriations for financial services and general 
government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for 
other purposes; and providing for consideration of the conference report 
to accompany the bill (H.R. 4348) to provide an extension of Federal- 
aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other 
programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment 
of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2012 
Mr. WEBSTER, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5856) making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other 
purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
6020) making appropriations for financial services and 
general government for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2013, and for other purposes; and providing for 
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consideration of the conference report to accompany the 
bill (H.R. 4348) to provide an extension of Federal- 
aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, tran-
sit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust 
Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthor-
izing such programs, and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That at any time after the 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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 5856) making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2013, 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 de-
bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 
hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. 
After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule. Points of order 
against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with 
clause 2 of rule XXI are waived except for section 8121. 
During consideration of the bill for amendment, the chair 
of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in rec-
ognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an 
amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of 
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the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in 
clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be 
considered as read. When the committee rises and reports 
the bill back to the House with a recommendation that 
the bill do pass, 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. 2. At any time after the adoption of this resolu-
tion 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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 6020) making appropriations for 
financial services and general government for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2013, 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 Appro-
priations. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
for amendment under the five-minute rule. Points of order 
against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with 
clause 2 of rule XXI are waived except as follows: begin-
ning with ‘‘: Provided’’ on page 95, line 9, through ‘‘level’’ 
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read. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 
on the conference report to its adoption without inter-
vening motion except: (1) one hour of debate; and (2) one 
motion to recommit if applicable. 
SEC. 4. It shall be in order at any time on the legisla-
tive day of June 29, 2012, for the Speaker to entertain 
motions that the House suspend the rules, as though 
under clause 1(c) of rule XV, relating to the following: 
(a) measures addressing expiring provisions of law; and 
(b) a concurrent resolution correcting the enrollment of 
H.R. 4348. 
SEC. 5. The requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 
for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Com-
mittee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the 
House is waived with respect to any resolution reported 
on the legislative day of June 29, 2012, providing for con-
sideration or disposition of the following: (a) measures ad-
dressing expiring provisions of law; and (b) a concurrent 
resolution correcting the enrollment of H.R. 4348. 
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House Calendar No. 142 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 717 
[Report No. 112–558] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5856) 
making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2013, and for other purposes; providing for con-
sideration of the bill (H.R. 6020) making appro-
priations for financial services and general gov-
ernment for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2013, and for other purposes; and providing for 
consideration of the conference report to accom-
pany the bill (H.R. 4348) to provide an extension 
of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor 
carrier safety, transit, and other programs fund-
ed out of the Highway Trust Fund pending en-
actment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such 
programs, and for other purposes. 
JUNE 28, 2012 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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