---
title: "Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6157) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2083) to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to reduce predation on endangered Columbia River salmon and other nonlisted species, and for other purposes."
identifier: "115-HRES-961"
congress: 115
bill_number: 961
bill_type: "HRES"
version_code: "eh"
version_type: "Engrossed in House"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/115/bills/hres/961"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/961"
other_versions:
  - { code: "rh", type: "Reported in House", date: "2018-06-25", url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/115/bills/hres/961/text.md?version=rh" }
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-04T09:03:57.332Z"
---
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. 6157) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, 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 shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115–77 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. Points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived except as follows: page 86, line 1, through page 86, line 7. No further amendment to the bill, as amended, shall be in order except those printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution and pro forma amendments described in section 3 of this resolution. Each further amendment printed in part A of the report 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, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 3 of this resolution, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such further amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment pursuant to this resolution, the Committee of the Whole shall rise without motion. No further consideration of the bill shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House.
## SEC. 2

[Read Section 2 →](/congresses/115/bills/hres/961/sections/2.md)

## SEC. 3

[Read Section 3 →](/congresses/115/bills/hres/961/sections/3.md)

## SEC. 4

[Read Section 4 →](/congresses/115/bills/hres/961/sections/4.md)

## SEC. 5

[Read Section 5 →](/congresses/115/bills/hres/961/sections/5.md)