Richard B. Nugent: “By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 256 and ask for its immediate consideration. The…”

“By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 256 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 256 Resolved, That at any time after the 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. 1960) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 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 Armed Services. After general debate, 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. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R.…”