H. Res. 597 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

July 18, 2023. 

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. 3935) to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize and improve the Federal Aviation Administration and 

other civil aviation programs, 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 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 Transportation and Infrastructure 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 Transportation and Infrastructure now 

printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a sub-
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stitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118– 

11 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 the bill, as amended, shall be in order except those printed in part A 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 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, 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 the further amendments 

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

or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution are waived. 
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SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chair of 

the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure or his 

designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of 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 30 minutes equally 

divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 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 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. 5. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3941) to prohibit the use of the facilities of a public elementary school, 

a public secondary school, or an institution of higher education to provide shelter for aliens who have not been admit-
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ted into the United States, and for other purposes. All points 

of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The 

amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 

Committee on Education and the Workforce 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 Education and the Workforce 

or their respective designees; (2) the further amendment 

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

accompanying this resolution, if offered by the Member designated in the report, which shall be in order without intervention of any point of order, shall be considered as read, 

shall be separately debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 

opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 

of the question; and (3) one motion to recommit. 

Attest: 

Clerk.