H. Res. 1316 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

June 26, 2024. 

Resolved, 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. 8774) making appropriations for the Department of 

Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 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 or their respective designees. 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 118–40 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 
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five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. All points 

of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are 

waived. 

SEC. 2. (a) No further amendment to H.R. 8774, as 

amended, shall be in order except those printed in part A of 

the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this 

resolution, and pro forma amendments described in section 4 

of this resolution. 

(b) Each further amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules 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 4 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. 

(c) All points of order against further amendments 

printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules 

or against amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this 

resolution are waived. 

SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chair of 

the Committee on Appropriations or his designee to offer 
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amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed of. Amendments 

en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be considered 

as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and 

controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees, 

shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 4 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. 

SEC. 4. During consideration of H.R. 8774 for amendment, the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees may 

offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for 

the purpose of debate. 

SEC. 5. At the conclusion of consideration of H.R. 8774 

for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill, 

as amended, to the House with such further amendments as 

may have been adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto to final passage without intervening 

motion except one motion to recommit. 

SEC. 6. At any time after adoption of this resolution the 

Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare 
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the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House 

on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 

8771) making appropriations for the Department of State, 

foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year 

ending September 30, 2025, 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 or their 

respective designees. 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 118–39 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. All points of order 

against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. 

SEC. 7. (a) No further amendment to H.R. 8771, as 

amended, shall be in order except those printed in part B of 

the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, amendments en bloc described in section 8 of this 

resolution, and pro forma amendments described in section 9 

of this resolution. 
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(b) Each further amendment printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules 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 9 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. 

(c) All points of order against further amendments 

printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules 

or against amendments en bloc described in section 8 of this 

resolution are waived. 

SEC. 8. It shall be in order at any time for the chair of 

the Committee on Appropriations or his designee to offer 

amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed of. Amendments 

en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be considered 

as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and 

controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees, 

shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 9 of this resolution, and shall not be subject to a demand 
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for division of the question in the House or in the Committee 

of the Whole. 

SEC. 9. During consideration of H.R. 8771 for amendment, the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees may 

offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for 

the purpose of debate. 

SEC. 10. At the conclusion of consideration of H.R. 

8771 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 

bill, as amended, to the House with such further amendments 

as may have been adopted. The previous question shall be 

considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any 

further amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit. 

SEC. 11. 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. 8752) making appropriations for the Department of 

Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

2025, 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 
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Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees. 

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 118–38, modified by the amendment specified in section 17 of this resolution, 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. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. 

SEC. 12. (a) No further amendment to H.R. 8752, as 

amended, shall be in order except those printed in part C of 

the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, amendments en bloc described in section 13 of this 

resolution, and pro forma amendments described in section 

14 of this resolution. 

(b) Each further amendment printed in part C of the report of the Committee on Rules 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 14 of this resolution, and shall not be subject to a de-
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mand for division of the question in the House or in the 

Committee of the Whole. 

(c) All points of order against further amendments 

printed in part C of the report of the Committee on Rules 

or against amendments en bloc described in section 13 of this 

resolution are waived. 

SEC. 13. It shall be in order at any time for the chair 

of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee to offer 

amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part C of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed of. Amendments 

en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be considered 

as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and 

controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees, 

shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 14 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. 

SEC. 14. During consideration of H.R. 8752 for amendment, the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees may 

offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for 

the purpose of debate. 
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SEC. 15. At the conclusion of consideration of H.R. 

8752 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 

bill, as amended, to the House with such further amendments 

as may have been adopted. The previous question shall be 

considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any 

further amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit. 

SEC. 16. The Clerk shall not transmit to the Senate a 

message that the House has passed H.R. 8752 until notified 

by the Speaker that H.R. 2, as passed by the House on May 

11, 2023, has been enacted into law. 

SEC. 17. The amendment referred to in section 11 of 

this resolution is as follows: 

‘‘Strike section 406 and strike section 413 and insert SEC.lll. Notwithstanding the numerical limitation set forth in section 214(g)(1)(B) of the Immigration 

and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)(B)), the Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the 

Secretary of Labor, and upon determining that the 

needs of American businesses cannot be satisfied during 

fiscal year 2025 with United States workers who are 

willing, qualified, and able to perform temporary nonagricultural labor, may increase the total number of 

aliens who may receive a visa under section 

101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
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1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)) in such fiscal year above such 

limitation by not more than the highest number of H– 

2B nonimmigrants who participated in the H–2B returning worker program in any fiscal year in which returning workers were exempt from such numerical limitation.’’. 

SEC. 18. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

resolution, during consideration of H.R. 8771 pursuant to 

this resolution, it shall not be in order to consider amendment number 37 printed in part B of House Report 118– 

559. 

Attest: 

Clerk.