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[H. Res. 820 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 House Calendar No. 135
114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 820

                          [Report No. 114-683]

      Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5538) making 
  appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for 
 other purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from July 
      15, 2016, through September 5, 2016; and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 11, 2016

   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 consideration of the bill (H.R. 5538) making 
  appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for 
 other purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from July 
      15, 2016, through September 5, 2016; and for other purposes.

    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. 5538) making appropriations 
for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, 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 shall not exceed one hour equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Appropriations.
    Sec. 2. (a) After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered as 
read through page 184, line 21. Points of order against provisions in 
the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived 
except as follows: page 71, line 19, through page 71, line 25.
    (b) No amendment to the bill shall be in order except those printed 
in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, 
amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution, and pro 
forma amendments described in section 4 of this resolution.
    (c) Each amendment printed in 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, shall 
not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 4 of this 
resolution, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.
    (d) All points of order against amendments printed in 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 amendments printed in 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 as 
provided by section 4 of this resolution, 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.  During consideration of the bill for amendment, the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their 
respective designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at 
any point for the purpose of debate.
    Sec. 5.  At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 
amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House 
with such 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. 6.  Section 454 of H.R. 5538 shall be considered to be a 
spending reduction account for purposes of section 3(d) of House 
Resolution 5.
    Sec. 7.  During consideration of H.R. 5538, section 3304 of Senate 
Concurrent Resolution 11 shall not apply.
    Sec. 8.  On any legislative day during the period from July 15, 
2016, through September 5, 2016--
     (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. 9.  The Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties of 
the Chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 8 of this 
resolution as though under clause 8(a) of rule I.
    Sec. 10.  Each day during the period addressed by section 8 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. 11.  Each day during the period addressed by section 8 of this 
resolution shall not constitute a legislative day for purposes of 
clause 7 of rule XIII.
    Sec. 12.  Each day during the period addressed by section 8 of this 
resolution shall not constitute a calendar or legislative day for 
purposes of clause 7(c)(1) of rule XXII.
    Sec. 13.  It shall be in order at any time on the legislative day 
of July 14, 2016, or July 15, 2016, 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. 14.  The Committee on Appropriations may, at any time before 5 
p.m. on Friday, July 29, 2016, file privileged reports to accompany 
measures making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2017.
                                                 House Calendar No. 135

114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 820

                          [Report No. 114-683]

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                               RESOLUTION

      Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5538) making 
  appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for 
 other purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from July 
      15, 2016, through September 5, 2016; and for other purposes.

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                             July 11, 2016

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed