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[H. Res. 566 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  House Calendar No. 82
114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 566

                          [Report No. 114-382]

 Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 
 2029) making appropriations for military construction, the Department 
 of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
 September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings 
during the period from December 19, 2015, through January 4, 2016; and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 16, 2015

     Mr. Cole, 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 Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 
 2029) making appropriations for military construction, the Department 
 of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
 September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings 
during the period from December 19, 2015, through January 4, 2016; and 
                          for other purposes.

    Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
order to take from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 2029) making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2016, and for other purposes, with the Senate amendment thereto, and to 
consider in the House, without intervention of any point of order, a 
motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his 
designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment with each of the 
two amendments specified in section 3 of this resolution. The Senate 
amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. The previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption 
without intervening motion or demand for division of the question 
except as specified in section 2 of this resolution. Clause 5(b) of 
rule XXI shall not apply to the motion.
    Sec. 2.  (a) The question of adoption of the motion shall be 
divided between the two House amendments specified in section 3 of this 
resolution. The two portions of the divided question shall be 
considered in the order specified by the Chair. Either portion of the 
divided question may be subject to postponement as though under clause 
8 of rule XX.
     (b) The portion of the divided question comprising the amendment 
specified in section 3(a) of this resolution shall be debatable for one 
hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Appropriations. The portion of the divided 
question comprising the amendment specified in section 3(b) of this 
resolution shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Ways and Means.
    Sec. 3.  The amendments referred to in the first and second 
sections of this resolution are as follows:
     (a) An amendment consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 
114-39 modified by the amendment printed in the report of the Committee 
on Rules accompanying this resolution.
    (b) An amendment consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 
114-40.
    Sec. 4.  If only the portion of the divided question comprising the 
amendment specified in section 3(b) of this resolution is adopted, that 
portion shall be engrossed as an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2029.
    Sec. 5.  The chair of the Committee on Appropriations may insert in 
the Congressional Record at any time during the remainder of the first 
session of the 114th Congress such material as he may deem explanatory 
of the Senate amendment and the motion specified in the first section 
of this resolution.
    Sec. 6.  On any legislative day of the first session of the One 
Hundred Fourteenth Congress after December 18, 2015--
     (a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be 
considered as approved; and
    (b) the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet 
at a date and time, within the limits of clause 4, section 5, article I 
of the Constitution, to be announced by the Chair in declaring the 
adjournment.
    Sec. 7.  On any legislative day of the second session of the One 
Hundred Fourteenth Congress before January 5, 2016--
     (a) the Speaker may dispense with organizational and legislative 
business;
    (b) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be 
considered as approved if applicable; and
    (c) the Chair at any time may declare the House adjourned to meet 
at a date and time, within the limits of clause 4, section 5, article I 
of the Constitution, to be announced by the Chair in declaring the 
adjournment.
    Sec. 8.  The Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties of 
the Chair for the duration of the periods addressed by sections 6 and 7 
of this resolution as though under clause 8(a) of rule I.
    Sec. 9.  Each day during the periods addressed by sections 6 and 7 
of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar day for purposes of 
section 7 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546).
    Sec. 10.  Each day during the periods addressed by sections 6 and 7 
of this resolution shall not constitute a legislative day for purposes 
of clause 7 of rule XIII.
    Sec. 11.  It shall be in order at any time through the legislative 
day of December 18, 2015, 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.
    Sec. 12.  The requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-
thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the 
same day it is presented to the House is waived with respect to any 
resolution reported through the legislative day of December 18, 2015.
                                                  House Calendar No. 82

114th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 566

                          [Report No. 114-382]

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                               RESOLUTION

 Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 
 2029) making appropriations for military construction, the Department 
 of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
 September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings 
during the period from December 19, 2015, through January 4, 2016; and 
                          for other purposes.

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                           December 16, 2015

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed