H. Res. 720 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
May 11, 2016. 
Resolved, That at any time after 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 consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 4641) to provide for the establishment of an inter- 
agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices 
for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and 
for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
pensed 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 Energy and Commerce. After general debate the bill shall 
be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It 
shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the pur-
pose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill. The
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committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
considered as read. All points of order against the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No 
amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute shall be in order except those printed in part A of 
the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this res-
olution. Each such amendment may be offered 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 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, and shall not be subject to a de-
mand for division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such 
amendments are waived. 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. Any Member may demand a separate vote in 
the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 
the Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. The previous question shall be consid-
ered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final 
passage without intervening motion except one motion to re-
commit with or without instructions.
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SEC. 2. 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 consideration of the bill (H.R. 
5046) to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make 
grants to assist State and local governments in addressing 
the national epidemic of opioid abuse, 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 ex-
ceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. 
After general debate the bill shall be considered for amend-
ment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to con-
sider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under 
the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114– 
52. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
considered as read. All points of order against that amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment 
to that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in 
order except those printed in part B of the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such 
amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the
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report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 
report, shall be considered as read, shall 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, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 
of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 
Whole. All points of order against such amendments are 
waived. 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. 
Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on 
any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to 
the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
made in order as original text. 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. 
Attest: 
Clerk.