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Resolved, That at any time after the 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. 5973) making appropriations for 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Adminis-
tration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2013, 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. Gen-
eral debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not ex-
ceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appro-
priations. 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. During consideration of 
the bill for amendment, 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 
designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. 
Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. When 
the committee rises and reports the bill back to the House 
with a recommendation that the bill do pass, the previous 
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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 in-
structions. 
SEC. 2. At any time after the adoption of this resolu-
tion 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. 5972) making appropriations for 
the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and 
Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2013, 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 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 Appro-
priations. 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 except for section 169C. 
The amendment specified in section 3 of this resolution 
shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the 
Committee of the Whole. During consideration of the bill 
for further amendment, the chair of the Committee of the 
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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 
designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. 
Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. When 
the committee rises and reports the bill, as amended, 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 
intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
or without instructions. 
SEC. 3. The amendment referred to in section 2 of 
this resolution is as follows: insert before section 418 the 
caption ‘‘Spending Reduction Account’’. 
SEC. 4. It shall be in order without intervention of 
any point of order to consider concurrent resolutions pro-
viding for adjournment during the month of July. 
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House Calendar No. 139 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 697 
[Report No. 112–545] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5973) 
making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural De-
velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2013, and for other pur-
poses; and providing for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 5972) making appropriations for the De-
partments of Transportation, and Housing and 
Urban Development, and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for 
other purposes. 
JUNE 21, 2012 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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