H. Res. 23 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
January 15, 2013. 
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 bill (H.R. 152) making supplemental appropriations for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, 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. It shall be in 
order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amend-
ment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature 
of a substitute printed in part A of the report of the Com-
mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution. That amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as
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read. All points of order against that amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute are waived. No amendment to that 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order ex-
cept those printed in part B of the report of the Committee 
on Rules. After disposition of such amendments, the Chair 
shall put the question on the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. 
SEC. 2. If the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution is not adopted, the Committee 
shall rise and report that it has come to no resolution on the 
bill. If the amendment in the nature of a substitute is adopt-
ed, the amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be con-
sidered as the original bill for the purpose of further amend-
ment. No further amendment shall be in order except the 
amendments printed in part C of the report of the Committee 
on Rules. At the conclusion of consideration of the amend-
ments printed in part C of the report of the Committee on 
Rules, 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, to the amendment in the nature of a substitute print-
ed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules, or to 
amendment number 1 printed in part C of the report of the
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Committee on Rules. 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. 3. Each amendment printed in part B and part C 
of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution may be offered 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, shall not be subject to 
amendment (except as specified in the report), 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. 
SEC. 4. In the engrossment of H.R. 152, the Clerk 
shall— 
(a) add the text of H.R. 219, as passed by the House, 
as new matter at the end of H.R. 152; 
(b) conform the title of H.R. 152 to reflect the addition 
of the text of H.R. 219, as passed by the House, to the en-
grossment; 
(c) assign appropriate designations to provisions within 
the engrossment;
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(d) conform cross-references and provisions for short ti-
tles within the engrossment. 
Attest: 
Clerk.