H. Res. 628 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 18, 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. 4870) making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of Defense 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— 
(1) each amendment, other than amendments pro-
vided for in paragraph (2), shall be debatable for 10
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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 take from the Speaker’s table the bill (H.R. 3230) 
making continuing appropriations during a Government shut-
down to provide pay and allowances to members of the re-
serve components of the Armed Forces who perform inactive-
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duty training during such period, with the Senate amend-
ments thereto, and to consider in the House, without inter-
vention of any point of order or question of consideration, a 
single motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs or his designee that the House: (1) concur in 
the Senate amendment to the title; and (2) concur in the 
Senate amendment to the text with the amendment printed 
in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution. The Senate amendments and the motion shall be 
considered as read. The motion shall be debatable for one 
hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. The 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the mo-
tion to adoption without intervening motion or demand for di-
vision of the question. If the motion is adopted, then it shall 
be in order for the chair of the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs or his designee to move that the House insist on its 
amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3230 and re-
quest a conference with the Senate thereon. 
Attest: 
Clerk.