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House Calendar No. 82 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 566 
[Report No. 114–382] 
Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2029) 
making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2016, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings during the 
period from December 19, 2015, through January 4, 2016; and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2015 
Mr. COLE, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the 
bill (H.R. 2029) making appropriations for military con-
struction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and re-
lated agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2016, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings 
during the period from December 19, 2015, through 
January 4, 2016; and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to take from the Speaker’s table the bill 
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(H.R. 2029) making appropriations for military construc-
tion, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, 
and for other purposes, with the Senate amendment there-
to, and to consider in the House, without intervention of 
any point of order, a motion offered by the chair of the 
Committee on Appropriations or his designee that the 
House concur in the Senate amendment with each of the 
two amendments specified in section 3 of this resolution. 
The Senate amendment and the motion shall be consid-
ered as read. The previous question shall be considered 
as ordered on the motion to its adoption without inter-
vening motion or demand for division of the question ex-
cept as specified in section 2 of this resolution. Clause 5(b) 
of rule XXI shall not apply to the motion. 
SEC. 2. (a) The question of adoption of the motion 
shall be divided between the two House amendments speci-
fied in section 3 of this resolution. The two portions of 
the divided question shall be considered in the order speci-
fied by the Chair. Either portion of the divided question 
may be subject to postponement as though under clause 
8 of rule XX. 
(b) The portion of the divided question comprising 
the amendment specified in section 3(a) of this resolution 
shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and con-
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trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Appropriations. The portion of the divided 
question comprising the amendment specified in section 
3(b) of this resolution shall be debatable for one hour 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. 
SEC. 3. The amendments referred to in the first and 
second sections of this resolution are as follows: 
(a) An amendment consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 114-39 modified by the amendment 
printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution. 
(b) An amendment consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 114-40. 
SEC. 4. If only the portion of the divided question 
comprising the amendment specified in section 3(b) of this 
resolution is adopted, that portion shall be engrossed as 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute to the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 2029. 
SEC. 5. The chair of the Committee on Appropria-
tions may insert in the Congressional Record at any time 
during the remainder of the first session of the 114th Con-
gress such material as he may deem explanatory of the 
Senate amendment and the motion specified in the first 
section of this resolution. 
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SEC. 6. On any legislative day of the first session of 
the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress after December 
18, 2015— 
(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 
clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an-
nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 
SEC. 7. On any legislative day of the second session 
of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress before January 
5, 2016— 
(a) the Speaker may dispense with organizational and 
legislative business; 
(b) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day 
shall be considered as approved if applicable; and 
(c) the Chair at any time may declare the House ad-
journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 
clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an-
nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 
SEC. 8. The Speaker may appoint Members to per-
form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the periods 
addressed by sections 6 and 7 of this resolution as though 
under clause 8(a) of rule I. 
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SEC. 9. Each day during the periods addressed by 
sections 6 and 7 of this resolution shall not constitute a 
calendar day for purposes of section 7 of the War Powers 
Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546). 
SEC. 10. Each day during the periods addressed by 
sections 6 and 7 of this resolution shall not constitute a 
legislative day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII. 
SEC. 11. It shall be in order at any time through the 
legislative day of December 18, 2015, for the Speaker to 
entertain motions that the House suspend the rules as 
though under clause 1 of rule XV. The Speaker or his 
designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or her des-
ignee on the designation of any matter for consideration 
pursuant to this section. 
SEC. 12. 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 
through the legislative day of December 18, 2015. 
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