H. Res. 1137 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

April 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. 7888) to reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 

Act of 1978. 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 among and controlled by 

the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 

the Judiciary or their respective designees and the chair and 

ranking minority member of the Permanent Select Committee 

on Intelligence 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 118–27 shall 

be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amend-
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ment under the five-minute rule and shall be considered as 

read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as 

amended, are waived. No further amendment to the bill, as 

amended, shall be in order except those printed in the report 

of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 

Each such further amendment may be offered 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. All points of order against such further amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 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. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 529) to extend 

the customs waters of the United States from 12 nautical 

miles to 24 nautical miles from the baselines of the United 

States, consistent with Presidential Proclamation 7219. All 
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points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. 

The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended 

by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill 

shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be 

considered as read. All points of order against provisions in 

the bill, as amended, are waived. 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: (1) one hour of debate equally divided 

and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 

the Committee on Ways and Means or their respective designees; and (2) one motion to recommit. 

SEC. 3. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order without intervention of any point of order to consider 

in the House the resolution (H. Res. 1112) denouncing the 

Biden administration’s immigration policies. The resolution 

shall be considered as read. The previous question shall be 

considered as ordered on the resolution and preamble 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. 4. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order without intervention of any point of order to consider 

in the House the resolution (H. Res. 1117) opposing efforts 
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to place one-sided pressure on Israel with respect to Gaza. 

The resolution shall be considered as read. The previous 

question shall be considered as ordered on the resolution and 

preamble 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 Foreign Affairs or their respective designees. 

Attest: 

Clerk.