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House Calendar No. 118 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 743 
[Report No. 114–591] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5055) making appropriations 
for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 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. 5055) making 
appropriations for energy and water development and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2017, and for other purposes. 
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. 5055) making appropriations for 
energy and water development and related agencies for the 
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fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other pur-
poses. 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 Com-
mittee 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 fail-
ure 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; 
(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-
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-
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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. Section 508 of H.R. 5055 shall be considered 
to be a spending reduction account for purposes of section 
3(d) of House Resolution 5. 
SEC. 3. During consideration of H.R. 5055 pursuant 
to this resolution, section 3304 of Senate Concurrent Res-
olution 11 shall not apply. 
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House Calendar No. 118 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 743 
[Report No. 114–591] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5055) 
making appropriations for energy and water de-
velopment and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2017, and for other pur-
poses. 
MAY 23, 2016 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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