Title: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7617) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7617) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1067 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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H. Res. 1067

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         July 29, 2020.
    Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to 
consider in the House the bill (H.R. 7617) making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for 
other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are 
waived. An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of 
Rules Committee Print 116-60, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the 
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be 
considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All 
points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. Clause 
2(e) of rule XXI shall not apply during consideration of the bill. The previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any 
further amendment thereto, to final passage without intervening motion except: 
(1) 90 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations; (2) the further amendments 
described in section 2 of this resolution; (3) the amendments en bloc described 
in section 3 of this resolution; and (4) one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions.
    Sec. 2.  After debate pursuant to the first section of this resolution, each 
further amendment printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules not 
earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 3 of this 
resolution 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controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent 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 the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
    Sec. 3.  It shall be in order at any time after debate pursuant to the first 
section of this resolution for the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or 
her 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 30 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, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
    Sec. 4.  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. 5.  During consideration of the amendments described in sections 2 and 
3 of this resolution, it shall not be in order to consider an amendment 
proposing both a decrease in an appropriation designated pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985 and an increase in an appropriation not so designated, or vice versa.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.