Bill > HRes288

This Resolution, HRES 288, sets the rules for how the House of Representatives will consider H.B. 2609, a bill that makes appropriations, meaning it decides how government money will be spent, for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014. It allows the Speaker to bring the bill up for debate in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, a process where all members can participate. Importantly, this resolution waives, or sets aside, certain procedural rules that would normally apply, such as objections to considering the bill or specific parts of it, and limits general debate to one hour equally divided between the majority and minority parties on the Appropriations Committee. After this initial debate, amendments to the bill will be considered under a "five-minute rule," and the committee can prioritize amendments that have been printed in the Congressional Record. Finally, once the committee finishes its work and recommends the bill to the full House, there will be a final vote on the bill and any amendments, with only one opportunity for a motion to recommit, which is a procedural move to send the bill back to committee.