Tuesday, May 2, 2017

4:34 PM

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                The Committee granted, by voice vote, a rule that provides for the consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 244.  The rule makes in order a single motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendments numbered 2 and 3, and that the House concur in the Senate amendment numbered 1 with an amendment consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-16 modified by the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report.  The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the motion and provides that it shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.  The rule provides that the Senate amendments and the motion shall be considered as read.  The rule provides one hour of debate on the motion equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.

                In section 2, the rule provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations may insert in the Congressional Record not later than May 3, 2017, such material as he may deem explanatory of the Senate amendments and the motion specified in section 1 of the rule.

                Finally, section 3 of the rule provides that the chair of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence may insert in the Congressional Record not later than May 3, 2017, such material as he may deem explanatory of intelligence authorization measures for the fiscal year 2017.