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Resolved, That (a) 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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 2685) making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2016, 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 de-
bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 
hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank-
ing 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 
provided for in paragraph (2), shall be debatable for 
10 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 
except that the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Appropriations or their respec-
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tive designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amend-
ments 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 Con-
gressional Record designated 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 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. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 2393) 
to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to re-
peal country of origin labeling requirements with respect 
to beef, pork, and chicken, and for other purposes. All 
points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. 
The amendment in the nature of a substitute rec-
ommended by the Committee on Agriculture now printed 
in the bill shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as 
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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 Agri-
culture; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. 
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House Calendar No. 39 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 303 
[Report No. 114–145] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2685) 
making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2016, and for other purposes, and providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2393) to amend 
the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to repeal 
country of origin labeling requirements with re-
spect to beef, pork, and chicken, and for other 
purposes. 
JUNE 9, 2015 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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