•HRES 609 RH 
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. 3442) to provide further means of 
accountability of the United States debt and promote fis-
cal responsibility. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
pensed 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 Ways and Means. After general debate 
the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five- 
minute rule. The bill shall be considered as read. All points 
of order against provisions in the bill are waived. No 
amendment to the bill shall be in order except those print-
ed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules ac-
companying this resolution. Each such amendment may 
be offered only in the order printed in the report, may 
be offered only by a Member designated in the report, 
shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 
specified in the report equally divided and controlled by 
the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi-
sion of the question in the House or in the Committee 
of the Whole. All points of order against such amendments 
are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 
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•HRES 609 RH 
for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 
bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
adopted. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered 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 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 consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 3293) to provide for greater account-
ability in Federal funding for scientific research, to pro-
mote the progress of science in the United States that 
serves that national interest. The first reading of the bill 
shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consid-
eration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con-
fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di-
vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall 
be considered as read. All points of order against provi-
sions in the bill are waived. No amendment to the bill shall 
be in order except those printed in part B of the report 
of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 
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•HRES 609 RH 
Each such amendment may be offered only in the order 
printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 
designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall 
be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 
shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be sub-
ject to a demand for division of the question in the House 
or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order 
against such amendments are waived. At the conclusion 
of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee 
shall rise and report the bill to the House with such 
amendments as may have been adopted. 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 in-
structions. 
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House Calendar No. 89 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 609 
[Report No. 114–420] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3442) 
to provide further means of accountability of the 
United States debt and promote fiscal responsi-
bility, and providing for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 3293) to provide for greater accountability 
in Federal funding for scientific research, to pro-
mote the progress of science in the United States 
that serves that national interest. 
FEBRUARY 9, 2016 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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