[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 504 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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H. Res. 504

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                     September 7, 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 further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 3354) making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2018, and for other purposes.
    Sec. 2. (a) No further amendment to the bill, as amended, 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 
available pro forma amendments described in section 4 of House Resolution 500.
    (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the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time 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 amendments 
described in section 4 of House Resolution 500, 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 amendments described in section 4 of House Resolution 500, 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, as amended, to the House with such 
further 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.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.