Title: Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 3219) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 3219 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018).

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 478 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  House Calendar No. 69
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 478

                          [Report No. 115-261]

  Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 3219) making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2018, and for other purposes, and providing for 
             consideration of motions to suspend the rules.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2017

   Mr. Newhouse, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 3219) making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2018, and for other purposes, and providing for 
             consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

    Resolved, That 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 further consideration of the bill (H.R. 3219) making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. The further 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.
    Sec. 2. (a) No further amendment to the bill, as amended, shall be 
in order except those printed in part B of the report of the Committee 
on Rules accompanying this resolution, amendments en bloc described in 
section 3 of this resolution, and available pro forma amendments 
described in section 4 of House Resolution 473.
    (b) Each further amendment printed in part B of the report of the 
Committee on Rules shall be considered 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, 
may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before action thereon, 
shall not be subject to amendment except amendments described in 
section 4 of House Resolution 473, and shall not be subject to a demand 
for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 
Whole.
    (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 his designee to offer amendments en bloc 
consisting of further amendments printed in part B of the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying 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 amendments described in section 4 of House 
Resolution 473, 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, as amended, to 
the House with such further amendments as may have been adopted. 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.  It shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of 
July 27, 2017, or July 28, 2017, for the Speaker to entertain motions 
that the House suspend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV. 
The Speaker or his designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or 
her designee on the designation of any matter for consideration 
pursuant to this section.
                                                  House Calendar No. 69

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 478

                          [Report No. 115-261]

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                               RESOLUTION

  Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 3219) making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2018, and for other purposes, and providing for 
             consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

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                             July 26, 2017

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed