[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 476 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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H. Res. 476

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         July 10, 2019.
    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. 2500) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 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 amendments specified in this section and shall not 
exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Armed Services. After general debate the bill shall 
be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment 
in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Armed Services now 
printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of 
the text of Rules Committee Print 116-19, modified by the amendment printed in 
part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, 
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. 
All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived.
    Sec. 2. (a) No further amendment to the bill, as amended, shall be in order 
except those printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of 
this resolution.
    (b) Each further amendment printed in part B of 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, 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 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. 3.  It shall be in order at any time for the chair of the Committee on 
Armed Services or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of 
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 20 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Armed Services or their designees, shall not be subject to 
amendment, 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 to the House with such further 
amendments as may have been adopted. In the case of sundry further amendments 
reported from the Committee, the question of their adoption shall be put to the 
House en gros and without division of the question. 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. 5.  Clause 7(a)(1) of rule XV shall not apply with respect to H.R. 553.
    Sec. 6.  It shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of July 11, 
2019, or July 12, 2019, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House 
suspend the rules, as though under clause 1 of rule XV, relating to the bill 
(H.R. 1327) to extend authorization for the September 11th Victim Compensation 
Fund of 2001 through fiscal year 2090, and for other purposes.
    Sec. 7.  The amendments specified in Rules Committee Print 116-23 shall be 
considered as though printed in part B of House Report 116-143.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.