Title: 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 consideration of motions to suspend the rules.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
Sets forth the rule 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 consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[H. Res. 476 Reported in House (RH)]

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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 consideration of motions to suspend the 
                                 rules.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 9, 2019

   Mr. McGovern, 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 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 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 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. 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 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 considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Armed Services 
now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
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 provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived.
    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 and amendments en bloc described 
in section 3 of this resolution.
    (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, 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 the further amendments printed in 
part B of the report of the Committee on Rules or 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 Armed Services or his designee to offer amendments en bloc 
consisting of 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 Armed Services or their designees, 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 amendments 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 legislative day of 
July 11, 2019, or July 12, 2019, for the Speaker 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 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 through fiscal year 
2090, and for other purposes.
                                                  House Calendar No. 35

116th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 476

                          [Report No. 116-143]

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                               RESOLUTION

   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 consideration of motions to suspend the 
                                 rules.

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                              July 9, 2019

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed