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House Calendar No. 135 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 820 
[Report No. 114–683] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5538) making appropriations 
for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes; 
providing for proceedings during the period from July 15, 2016, through 
September 5, 2016; and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2016 
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 consideration of the bill (H.R. 5538) making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, envi-
ronment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2017, and for other purposes; providing 
for proceedings during the period from July 15, 2016, 
through September 5, 2016; 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 
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the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 5538) making appropriations for 
the Department of the Interior, environment, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, 
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 con-
fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di-
vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Appropriations. 
SEC. 2. (a) After general debate the bill shall be con-
sidered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill 
shall be considered as read through page 184, line 21. 
Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure 
to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived except 
as follows: page 71, line 19, through page 71, line 25. 
(b) No amendment to the bill shall be in order except 
those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules ac-
companying this resolution, amendments en bloc described 
in section 3 of this resolution, and pro forma amendments 
described in section 4 of this resolution. 
(c) Each amendment printed in 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 
designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall 
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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 except as provided by 
section 4 of this resolution, and shall not be subject to 
a demand for division of the question in the House or in 
the Committee of the Whole. 
(d) All points of order against amendments printed 
in the report of the Committee on Rules or against amend-
ments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution are 
waived. 
SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chair 
of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee to 
offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments print-
ed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
this resolution not earlier disposed of. Amendments en 
bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be considered 
as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective 
designees, shall not be subject to amendment except as 
provided by section 4 of this resolution, and shall not be 
subject to a demand for division of the question in the 
House or in the Committee of the Whole. 
SEC. 4. During consideration of the bill for amend-
ment, the chair and ranking minority member of the Com-
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mittee on Appropriations or their respective designees may 
offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point 
for the purpose of debate. 
SEC. 5. 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 or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. 
SEC. 6. Section 454 of H.R. 5538 shall be considered 
to be a spending reduction account for purposes of section 
3(d) of House Resolution 5. 
SEC. 7. During consideration of H.R. 5538, section 
3304 of Senate Concurrent Resolution 11 shall not apply. 
SEC. 8. On any legislative day during the period from 
July 15, 2016, through September 5, 2016— 
(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. 9. The Speaker may appoint Members to per-
form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 
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addressed by section 8 of this resolution as though under 
clause 8(a) of rule I. 
SEC. 10. Each day during the period addressed by 
section 8 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar 
day for purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolu-
tion (50 U.S.C. 1546). 
SEC. 11. Each day during the period addressed by 
section 8 of this resolution shall not constitute a legislative 
day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII. 
SEC. 12. Each day during the period addressed by 
section 8 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar 
or legislative day for purposes of clause 7(c)(1) of rule 
XXII. 
SEC. 13. It shall be in order at any time on the legis-
lative day of July 14, 2016, or July 15, 2016, for the 
Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the 
rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV. The Speaker 
or his designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or 
her designee on the designation of any matter for consid-
eration pursuant to this section. 
SEC. 14. The Committee on Appropriations may, at 
any time before 5 p.m. on Friday, July 29, 2016, file privi-
leged reports to accompany measures making appropria-
tions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017. 
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House Calendar No. 135 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 820 
[Report No. 114–683] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5538) 
making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior, environment, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and 
for other purposes; providing for proceedings 
during the period from July 15, 2016, through 
September 5, 2016; and for other purposes. 
JULY 11, 2016 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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