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House Calendar No. 145 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 900 
[Report No. 115–679] 
Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) to provide for the 
reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the De-
partment of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2018 
Mr. NEWHOUSE, 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 further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) to 
provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural 
and other programs of the Department of Agriculture 
through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso-
lution 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 further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) to provide for the reform 
and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the 
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Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and 
for other purposes. No further amendment to the com-
mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
in order except those printed in the report of the Com-
mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such 
further amendment may be offered only in the order print-
ed in the report, may be offered only by a Member des-
ignated 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 further amendments are waived. At the con-
clusion of consideration of the bill for amendment pursu-
ant to this resolution the Committee shall rise and report 
the bill to the House with such amendments as may have 
been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote 
in the House on any amendment adopted in the Com-
mittee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute. 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. 
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House Calendar No. 145 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 900 
[Report No. 115–679] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 
2) to provide for the reform and continuation of 
agricultural and other programs of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, 
and for other purposes. 
MAY 16, 2018 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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