H. Res. 544 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
April 8, 2014. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution 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 concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 96) establishing the 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2015 
and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2016 through 2024. The first reading of the concurrent reso-
lution shall be dispensed with. All points of order against con-
sideration of the concurrent resolution are waived. General 
debate shall not exceed four hours, with three hours of gen-
eral debate confined to the congressional budget equally di-
vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority mem-
ber of the Committee on the Budget and one hour of general 
debate on the subject of economic goals and policies equally 
divided and controlled by Representative Brady of Texas and 
Representative Carolyn Maloney of New York or their respec-
tive designees. After general debate the concurrent resolution
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shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
rule. The concurrent resolution shall be considered as read. 
No amendment shall be in order except those printed in the 
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolu-
tion. Each amendment may be offered only in the order 
printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member des-
ignated in the report, shall be considered as read, and shall 
be debatable for the time specified in the report equally di-
vided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. All 
points of order against such amendments are waived except 
that the adoption of an amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute shall constitute the conclusion of consideration of the 
concurrent resolution for amendment. After the conclusion of 
consideration of the concurrent resolution for amendment and 
a final period of general debate, which shall not exceed 10 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on the Budget, the 
Committee shall rise and report the concurrent resolution to 
the House with such amendment as may have been adopted. 
The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
concurrent resolution and amendments thereto to adoption 
without intervening motion except amendments offered by the 
chair of the Committee on the Budget pursuant to section 
305(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to achieve 
mathematical consistency. The concurrent resolution shall not
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be subject to a demand for division of the question of its 
adoption. 
SEC. 2. On any legislative day during the period from 
April 11, 2014, through April 25, 2014— 
(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. 3. The Speaker may appoint Members to perform 
the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period ad-
dressed by section 2 of this resolution as though under clause 
8(a) of rule I. 
SEC. 4. Each day during the period addressed by section 
2 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar day for 
purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolution (50 
U.S.C. 1546). 
SEC. 5. The Committee on Appropriations may, at any 
time before 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, 2014, file privi-
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leged reports to accompany measures making appropriations 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.