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House Calendar No. 85 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1370 

[Report No. 118–602] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8997) making appropriations 

for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal 

year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, and providing 

for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8998) making appropriations for 

the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for 

the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 22, 2024 

Mrs. FISCHBACH, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8997) making 

appropriations for energy and water development and 

related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2025, and for other purposes, and providing for 

consideration of the bill (H.R. 8998) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 

and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2025, and for other purposes. 


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1 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso2 lution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 

3 XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of 

4 the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 8997) making appropriations for 

6 energy and water development and related agencies for the 

7 fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other pur8 poses. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. 

9 All points of order against consideration of the bill are 

10 waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and 

11 shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled 

12 by the chair and ranking minority member of the Com13 mittee on Appropriations or their respective designees. 

14 After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

15 amendment under the five-minute rule. An amendment in 

16 the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 

17 Committee Print 118–42 shall be considered as adopted 

18 in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The 

19 bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill 

20 for the purpose of further amendment under the five21 minute rule and shall be considered as read. All points 

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

23 waived. 

24 SEC. 2. (a) No further amendment to H.R. 8997, as 

25 amended, shall be in order except those printed in part 


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1 A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 

2 this resolution, amendments en bloc described in section 

3 3 of this resolution, and pro forma amendments described 

4 in section 4 of this resolution. 

5 (b) Each further amendment printed in part A of the 

6 report of the Committee on Rules shall be considered only 

7 in the order printed in the report, may be offered only 

8 by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered 

9 as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 

10 report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 

11 an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except 

12 as provided by section 4 of this resolution, and shall not 

13 be subject to a demand for division of the question in the 

14 House or in the Committee of the Whole. 

15 (c) All points of order against further amendments 

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

17 or against amendments en bloc described in section 3 of 

18 this resolution are waived. 

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

20 of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee to 

21 offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amend22 ments printed in part A of the report of the Committee 

23 on Rules accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed 

24 of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section 

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1 utes equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank2 ing minority member of the Committee on Appropriations 

3 or their respective designees, shall not be subject to 

4 amendment except as provided by section 4 of this resolu5 tion, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 

6 of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 

7 Whole. 

8 SEC. 4. During consideration of H.R. 8997 for 

9 amendment, the chair and ranking minority member of 

10 the Committee on Appropriations or their respective des11 ignees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each 

12 at any point for the purpose of debate. 

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

14 8997 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 

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

16 amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 

17 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as 

18 amended, and on any further amendment thereto to final 

19 passage without intervening motion except one motion to 

20 recommit. 

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

22 the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, 

23 declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 

24 Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration 

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1 partment of the Interior, environment, and related agen2 cies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and 

3 for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be 

4 dispensed with. All points of order against consideration 

5 of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined 

6 to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided 

7 and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 

8 of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective 

9 designees. After general debate the bill shall be considered 

10 for amendment under the five-minute rule. An amendment 

11 in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 

12 Committee Print 118–41 shall be considered as adopted 

13 in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The 

14 bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill 

15 for the purpose of further amendment under the five16 minute rule and shall be considered as read. All points 

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

18 waived. 

19 SEC. 7. (a) No further amendment to H.R. 8998, as 

20 amended, shall be in order except those printed in part 

21 B of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 

22 this resolution, amendments en bloc described in section 

23 8 of this resolution, and pro forma amendments described 

24 in section 9 of this resolution. 


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1 (b) Each further amendment printed in part B of the 

2 report of the Committee on Rules shall be considered only 

3 in the order printed in the report, may be offered only 

4 by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered 

5 as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 

6 report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 

7 an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except 

8 as provided by section 9 of this resolution, and shall not 

9 be subject to a demand for division of the question in the 

10 House or in the Committee of the Whole. 

11 (c) All points of order against further amendments 

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

13 or against amendments en bloc described in section 8 of 

14 this resolution are waived. 

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

16 of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee to 

17 offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amend18 ments printed in part B of the report of the Committee 

19 on Rules accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed 

20 of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section 

21 shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 min22 utes equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank23 ing minority member of the Committee on Appropriations 

24 or their respective designees, shall not be subject to 

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1 tion, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 

2 of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 

3 Whole. 

4 SEC. 9. During consideration of H.R. 8998 for 

5 amendment, the chair and ranking minority member of 

6 the Committee on Appropriations or their respective des7 ignees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each 

8 at any point for the purpose of debate. 

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

10 8998 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 

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

12 amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 

13 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as 

14 amended, and on any further amendment thereto to final 

15 passage without intervening motion except one motion to 

16 recommit. 


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House Calendar No. 85 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1370 

[Report No. 118–602] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8997) 

tember 30, 2025, and for other purposes. lated agencies for the fiscal year ending Seppartment of the Interior, environment, and re-(H.R. 8998) making appropriations for the Deposes, and providing for consideration of the bill ending September 30, 2025, and for other purvelopment and related agencies for the fiscal year making appropriations for energy and water deJULY 22, 2024 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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