[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H. Res. 473 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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H. Res. 473

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         July 26, 2017.
    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. 3219) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, 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 two hours equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the 
bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. An amendment 
in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 
115-30 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. Points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, for failure 
to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived.
    Sec. 2. (a) No further 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.
    (b) Each further 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the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time 
before action thereon, 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.
    (c) All points of order against further 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 further 
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 20 pro forma amendments each at any point for the 
purpose of debate.
    Sec. 5.  At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment 
pursuant to this resolution, the Committee of the Whole shall rise without 
motion. No further consideration of the bill shall be in order except pursuant 
to a subsequent order of the House.
    Sec. 6. (a) During consideration of H.R. 3219, 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.
    (b) This paragraph shall not apply to an amendment between the Houses.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.