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House Calendar No. 35 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 476 
[Report No. 116–143] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2500) to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense 
and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths 
for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, and providing for consider-
ation of motions to suspend the rules. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 9, 2019 
Mr. MCGOVERN, 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. 2500) to author-
ize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activi-
ties of the Department of Defense and for military con-
struction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes, and providing 
for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. 
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso-
lution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of 
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the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 2500) to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Depart-
ment of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 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 amendments specified in this section and shall 
not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Armed Services. After general debate the bill shall be con-
sidered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu 
of the amendment in the nature of a substitute rec-
ommended by the Committee on Armed Services now 
printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 
116-19, modified by the amendment printed in part A 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. The bill, as amended, 
shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of 
further amendment under the five-minute rule and shall 
be considered as read. All points of order against provi-
sions in the bill, as amended, are waived. 
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ments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be con-
sidered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Armed Services or their des-
ignees, 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. 
SEC. 4. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 
for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 
bill to the House with such further amendments as 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 
division of the question. 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. 5. Clause 7(a)(1) of rule XV shall not apply with 
respect to H.R. 553. 
SEC. 6. It shall be in order at any time on the legisla-
tive day of July 11, 2019, or July 12, 2019, for the Speak-
er to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules, 
as though under clause 1 of rule XV, relating to the bill 
(H.R. 1327) to extend authorization for the September 
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11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 through fiscal 
year 2090, and for other purposes. 
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House Calendar No. 35 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 476 
[Report No. 116–143] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2500) 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 
for military activities of the Department of De-
fense and for military construction, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes, and providing for consid-
eration of motions to suspend the rules. 
JULY 9, 2019 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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