H. Res. 582 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

July 12, 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. 2670) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 

for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 

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

for such fiscal year, 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 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 Serv-
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ices now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of 

a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 

118–10, 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 the bill, 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 the further amendments 

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

or 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 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 the bill for 

amendment pursuant to this resolution, the Committee of the 

Whole shall rise without motion. No further consideration of 

the bill shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent 

order of the House. 

SEC. 5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this resolution, during consideration of H.R. 2670 pursuant to this 
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resolution, it shall not be in order to consider amendment 

number 60 printed in part B of House Report 118–141. 

Attest: 

Clerk.