Bill > HRes478

This Resolution sets the rules for how the House of Representatives will consider H.B. 3219, the bill that provides funding for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018. It allows the Speaker to bring the bill back for further debate and amendment in the Committee of the Whole, a process where all members can participate. The resolution specifies which amendments will be allowed, generally limiting them to those already printed in a report from the Committee on Rules, and outlines how these amendments will be debated and voted on, often with strict time limits and restrictions on further changes. It also waives certain procedural objections to these amendments. Additionally, the resolution allows for the consideration of "amendments en bloc," which are groups of amendments offered together by the chair of the Appropriations Committee, and these will also have limited debate. Finally, it sets the stage for a final vote on the bill after all amendments are considered, allowing for only one final motion to recommit the bill before passage, and also permits the consideration of motions to suspend the rules on specific legislative days.