H. Res. 616 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 11, 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. 4800) making appropriations for Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Re-
lated Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2015, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 
shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consider-
ation 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 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. 
(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. 4457) to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend in-
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creased expensing limitations, and for other purposes. All 
points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. 
The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended 
by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the 
bill, modified by the amendment printed in the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be 
considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be consid-
ered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, 
as amended, are waived. The previous question shall be con-
sidered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any 
amendment thereto to final passage without intervening mo-
tion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and con-
trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Ways and Means; and (2) one motion to re-
commit with or without instructions. 
SEC. 3. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 4453) to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 
reduced recognition period for built-in gains of S corpora-
tions. All points of order against consideration of the bill are 
waived. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means 
now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113– 
46 shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall