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House Calendar No. 29 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 243 
[Report No. 113–95] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2216) making appropriations 
for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other 
purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2217) making 
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2013 
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. 2216) making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; 
and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2217) 
making appropriations for the Department of Homeland 
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, 
and for other purposes. 
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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. 2216) making appropriations for 
military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2014, 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 equal-
ly divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minor-
ity 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 provi-
sions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule 
XXI are waived. During consideration of the bill for 
amendment, 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 print-
ed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated 
for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments 
so printed shall be considered as read. When the com-
mittee rises and reports the bill back to the House with 
a recommendation that the bill do pass, the previous ques-
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tion shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amend-
ments thereto to final passage without intervening motion 
except one motion to recommit with or without instruc-
tions. 
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. 2217) making appropriations for 
the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2014, 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. Gen-
eral debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not ex-
ceed 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 for section 563. 
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 
the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in 
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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. 3. Pending the adoption of a concurrent resolu-
tion on the budget for fiscal year 2014, the provisions of 
House Concurrent Resolution 25, as adopted by the 
House, shall have force and effect in the House as though 
Congress has adopted such concurrent resolution, and the 
allocations of spending authority printed in Tables 11 and 
12 of House Report 113-17 shall be considered for all pur-
poses in the House to be the allocations under section 
302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
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House Calendar No. 29 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 243 
[Report No. 113–95] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2216) 
making appropriations for military construction, 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2014, and for other purposes; and providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2217) making ap-
propriations for the Department of Homeland 
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2014, and for other purposes. 
JUNE 3, 2013 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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