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H. Rept. 114-591 1 (2016-05-23)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxrpc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP 114TH CONGRESS REPORT 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 114-591 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 5055) MAKING APPRO- PRIATIONS FOR ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2017, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES MAY 23, 2016.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed Mr. NEWHOUSE, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H. Res. 743] The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House Resolution 743, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 5055, the En- ergy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, under a modified-open rule. The resolution provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution waives points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI. The resolu- tion provides that after general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule except that: 1) amend- ments shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and con- trolled by the proponent and an opponent and 2) no pro forma amendments shall be in order except that the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their re- spective designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for the purpose of debate. The resolution authorizes the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or without in- structions. Section 2 of the resolution provides that section 508 of H.R. 5055 shall be considered to be a spending reduction account for purposes of section 3(d) of House Resolution 5. 59-008

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