H. Res. 661 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
July 10, 2014. 
Resolved, That (a) at any time after adoption of this res-
olution 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. 5016) making appropriations for financial serv-
ices and general government for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2015, 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 di-
vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority mem-
ber 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 or clause 5(a) of rule XXI 
are waived except for section 627. 
(b) During consideration of the bill for amendment—
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(1) each amendment, other than amendments pro-
vided for in paragraph (2), shall be debatable for 10 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent 
and an opponent and shall not be subject to amendment 
except as provided in paragraph (2); 
(2) no pro forma amendment shall be in order ex-
cept that the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Appropriations or their respective des-
ignees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each 
at any point for the purpose of debate; and 
(3) the chair of the Committee of the Whole may 
accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the 
Member offering an amendment has caused it to be 
printed in the portion of the Congressional Record des-
ignated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. 
Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. 
(c) 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 inter-
vening motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. 
SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 4718) to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make per-
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manent bonus depreciation. All points of order against con-
sideration of the bill are waived. The amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways 
and Means now printed in the bill, modified by the amend-
ment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted. The 
bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of 
order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. 
The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
bill, as amended, and on any amendment thereto to final pas-
sage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of de-
bate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means; and 
(2) one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
Attest: 
Clerk.