H. Res. 614 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

July 26, 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. 4366) making appropriations for military construction, 

the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for 

the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, 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 shall 

not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 

chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 

five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered as read. All 

points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. 

SEC. 2. (a) No amendment to the bill shall be in order 

except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
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accompanying this resolution, amendments en bloc described 

in section 3 of this resolution, and pro forma amendments described in section 4 of this resolution. 

(b) Each amendment printed in 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 except as provided by section 4 of this resolution, 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 amendments printed in 

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 Appropriations or her designee to offer 

amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in 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 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 

chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees, shall not be subject 

to amendment except as provided by section 4 of this resolu-
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tion, 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. During consideration of the bill for amendment, 

the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 

Appropriations or their respective designees may offer up to 

10 pro forma amendments each at any point for the purpose 

of debate. 

SEC. 5. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 

amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to 

the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. 

The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 

bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit. 

SEC. 6. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider in the House the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 

9) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 

title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to ‘‘Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser PrairieChicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the 

Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment’’. All 

points of order against consideration of the joint resolution 

are waived. The joint resolution shall be considered as read. 

All points of order against provisions in the joint resolution 
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are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution and on any 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 Natural 

Resources or their respective designees; and (2) one motion 

to commit. 

SEC. 7. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider in the House the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 

24) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 

of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to ‘‘Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat’’. All points of 

order against consideration of the joint resolution are waived. 

The joint resolution shall be considered as read. All points of 

order against provisions in the joint resolution are waived. 

The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 

joint resolution and on any amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
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minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources or 

their respective designees; and (2) one motion to commit. 

Attest: 

Clerk.