H. Res. 445 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 19, 2019. 
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. 3055) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, 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 Committee on Ap-
propriations. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
for amendment under the five-minute rule. An amendment in 
the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 116–18, modified by the amendment printed 
in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted in the
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House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as 
amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the pur-
pose of further amendment under the five-minute rule and 
shall be considered as read. Points of order against provisions 
in the bill, as amended, for failure to comply with clause 2 
of rule XXI are waived. Clause 2(e) of rule XXI shall not 
apply during consideration of the bill. 
SEC. 2. (a) No further amendment to the bill, as amend-
ed, shall be in order except those printed in part B of the 
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolu-
tion considered pursuant to subsection (b), amendments en 
bloc described in section 3 of this resolution, and pro forma 
amendments described in section 4 of this resolution. 
(b) Each further amendment printed in part B of the re-
port of the Committee on Rules not earlier considered as part 
of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 3 of this resolu-
tion shall be considered only in the order printed in the re-
port, may be offered only by a Member designated in the re-
port, 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the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the 
proponent at any time before action thereon, shall not be sub-
ject to amendment except as provided by section 4 of this res-
olution, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of 
the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.
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(c) All points of order against further amendments 
printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules 
or against amendments 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 her designee to offer 
amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments print-
ed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying 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 sec-
tion 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 amendment, 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations or their respective designees may offer up to 
15 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, as 
amended, to the House with such further amendments as
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may have been adopted. In the case of sundry further amend-
ments reported from the Committee, the question of their 
adoption shall be put to the House en gros and without divi-
sion of the question. 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. 
SEC. 6. During consideration of H.R. 3055 in the Com-
mittee of the Whole pursuant to this resolution, it shall not 
be in order to consider an amendment proposing both a de-
crease in an appropriation designated pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985 and an increase in an appropriation 
not so designated, or vice versa. 
SEC. 7. During the further consideration of H.R. 
2740— 
(a) the amendment printed in part C of the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be 
considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of 
the Whole; and 
(b) the question of the adoption of further sundry 
amendments reported from the Committee of the Whole shall 
be put to the House en gros and without division of the ques-
tion.