H. Res. 1287 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

June 12, 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. 8070) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 

for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 

such fiscal year. 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 amendments specified in this section and shall not exceed 

one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and 

ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their respective designees. After general debate the bill 

shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 

rule. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute 

recommended by the Committee on Armed Services now 
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printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118– 

36, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 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. 2. (a) No further amendment to H.R. 8070, as 

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

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

resolution. 

(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, and shall not be subject 

to a demand for division of the question in the House or in 

the Committee of the Whole. 
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(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 3 of this 

resolution are waived. 

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

the Committee on Armed Services 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 40 minutes equally divided and 

controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Armed Services or their respective designees, 

shall not be subject to amendment, 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. At the conclusion of consideration of H.R. 8070 

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. 5. If House Report 118–527 is called up by direction of the Committee on the Judiciary: (a) all points of order 
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against the report are waived and the report shall be considered as read; and (b)(1) an accompanying resolution offered 

by direction of the Committee on the Judiciary shall be considered as read and shall not be subject to a point of order; 

and (2) the previous question shall be considered as ordered 

on such resolution to adoption without intervening motion or 

demand for division of the question except one hour of debate 

equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their respective designees. 

SEC. 6. Upon adoption of the resolution accompanying 

House Report 118–527, the resolution accompanying House 

Report 118–533 is hereby adopted. 

Attest: 

Clerk.