H. Res. 839 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
April 25, 2018. 
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. 4) to reauthorize programs of the Federal 
Aviation Administration, 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 divided and controlled by the chair and ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure. 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. 
(b) No amendment to the bill shall be in order except 
those printed in part A of the report of the Committee on
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Rules accompanying this resolution and amendments en bloc 
described in subsection (e). 
(c) Each amendment printed in part A of the report of 
the Committee on Rules shall be considered only in the order 
printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member des-
ignated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be de-
batable 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 de-
mand for division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole. 
(d) All points of order against amendments printed in 
part A of the report of the Committee on Rules or amend-
ments en bloc described in subsection (e) are waived. 
(e) It shall be in order at any time for the chair of the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure or his des-
ignee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments 
printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules 
not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant 
to this subsection shall be considered as read, shall be debat-
able for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure or their designees, shall 
not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a
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demand for division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole. 
(f) 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 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. 3144) to pro-
vide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power Sys-
tem pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified pe-
riod of time, and for other purposes. All points of order 
against consideration of the bill are waived. The amendment 
printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying 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 further amendment 
thereto, to final passage without intervening motion except: 
(1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on
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Natural Resources; and (2) one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. 
SEC. 3. On any legislative day during the period from 
April 30, 2018, through May 4, 2018— 
(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. 4. The Speaker may appoint Members to perform 
the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period ad-
dressed by section 3 of this resolution as though under clause 
8(a) of rule I. 
Attest: 
Clerk.