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to the certification under section 1002(b) of the 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014.’’. 
(2) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION IN HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES.— 
(A) REPORTING
AND
DISCHARGE.—Any 
committee of the House of Representatives to 
which a joint resolution is referred shall report 
it to the House of Representatives without 
amendment not later than 5 calendar days after 
the date of introduction of a joint resolution de-
scribed in paragraph (1). If a committee fails to 
report the joint resolution within that period, the 
committee shall be discharged from further con-
sideration of the joint resolution and the joint 
resolution shall be referred to the appropriate 
calendar. 
(B) PROCEEDING
TO
CONSIDERATION.— 
After each committee authorized to consider a 
joint resolution reports it to the House of Rep-
resentatives or has been discharged from its con-
sideration, it shall be in order, not later than the 
sixth day after introduction of a joint resolution 
under paragraph (1), to move to proceed to con-
sider the joint resolution in the House of Rep-
resentatives. All points of order against the mo-
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tion are waived. Such a motion shall not be in 
order after the House of Representatives has dis-
posed of a motion to proceed on a joint resolu-
tion. The previous question shall be considered as 
ordered on the motion to its adoption without 
intervening motion. The motion shall not be de-
batable. A motion to reconsider the vote by which 
the motion is disposed of shall not be in order. 
(C) CONSIDERATION.—The joint resolution 
shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against the joint resolution and against its con-
sideration are waived. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolu-
tion to its passage without intervening motion 
except 2 hours of debate equally divided and con-
trolled by the proponent and an opponent. A mo-
tion to reconsider the vote on passage of the joint 
resolution shall not be in order. 
(3) EXPEDITED PROCEDURE IN SENATE.— 
(A) RECONVENING.—Upon receipt of a cer-
tification under subsection (b), if the Senate 
would otherwise be adjourned, the majority lead-
er of the Senate, after consultation with the mi-
nority leader of the Senate, shall notify the Mem-
bers of the Senate that, pursuant to this sub-
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section, the Senate shall convene not later than 
the thirteenth calendar day after receipt of such 
certification. 
(B) PLACEMENT ON CALENDAR.—Upon in-
troduction in the Senate, the joint resolution 
shall be immediately placed on the calendar. 
(C) FLOOR CONSIDERATION.— 
(i) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Sen-
ate, it is in order at any time during the 
period beginning on the day after the date 
on which Congress receives a certification 
under subsection (b) and ending on the 6th 
day after the date of introduction of a joint 
resolution under paragraph (1) (even if a 
previous motion to the same effect has been 
disagreed to) to move to proceed to the con-
sideration of the joint resolution, and all 
points of order against the joint resolution 
(and against consideration of the joint reso-
lution) are waived. The motion to proceed is 
not debatable. The motion is not subject to 
a motion to postpone. A motion to recon-
sider the vote by which the motion is agreed 
to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If
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a motion to proceed to the consideration of 
the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint 
resolution shall remain the unfinished busi-
ness until disposed of. 
(ii) 
CONSIDERATION.—Consideration 
of the joint resolution, and on all debatable 
motions and appeals in connection there-
with, shall be limited to not more than 10 
hours, which shall be divided equally be-
tween the majority and minority leaders or 
their designees. A motion further to limit 
debate is in order and not debatable. An 
amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or 
a motion to proceed to the consideration of 
other business, or a motion to recommit the 
joint resolution is not in order. 
(iii) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—If the Senate 
has voted to proceed to a joint resolution, 
the vote on passage of the joint resolution 
shall occur immediately following the con-
clusion of consideration of the joint resolu-
tion, and a single quorum call at the con-
clusion of the debate if requested in accord-
ance with the rules of the Senate.
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(iv) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON PRO-
CEDURE.—Appeals from the decisions of the 
Chair relating to the application of the 
rules of the Senate, as the case may be, to 
the procedure relating to a joint resolution 
shall be decided without debate. 
(4) AMENDMENT NOT IN ORDER.—A joint resolu-
tion of disapproval considered pursuant to this sub-
section shall not be subject to amendment in either the 
House of Representatives or the Senate. 
(5) COORDINATION
WITH
ACTION
BY
OTHER 
HOUSE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—If, before passing the 
joint resolution, one House receives from the 
other a joint resolution— 
(i) the joint resolution of the other 
House shall not be referred to a committee; 
and 
(ii) the procedure in the receiving 
House shall be the same as if no joint reso-
lution had been received from the other 
House, except that the vote on passage shall 
be on the joint resolution of the other House. 
(B) TREATMENT OF JOINT RESOLUTION OF 
OTHER HOUSE.—If the Senate fails to introduce
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divided between the majority and minority 
leaders or their designees. 
(6) RULES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND 
SENATE.—This subsection is enacted by Congress— 
(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power 
of the Senate and House of Representatives, re-
spectively, and as such it is deemed a part of the 
rules of each House, respectively, but applicable 
only with respect to the procedure to be followed 
in that House in the case of a joint resolution, 
and it supersedes other rules only to the extent 
that it is inconsistent with such rules; and 
(B) with full recognition of the constitu-
tional right of either House to change the rules 
(so far as relating to the procedure of that 
House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
to the same extent as in the case of any other 
rule of that House. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Continuing Appropria-
tions Act, 2014’’.
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Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act making con-
tinuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes.’’. 
Attest: 
Secretary.