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House Calendar No. 37 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 712 

[Report No. 118–208] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4365) making appropriations 

for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2024, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the 

bill (H.R. 1130) to repeal restrictions on the export and import of 

natural gas; and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 

684) condemning the actions of Governor of New Mexico, Michelle Lujan 

Grisham, for subverting the Second Amendment to the Constitution 

and depriving the citizens of New Mexico of their right to bear arms. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 

Mr. COLE, 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. 4365) making 

appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 

fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other 

purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 

1130) to repeal restrictions on the export and import 

of natural gas; and providing for consideration of the 

resolution (H. Res. 684) condemning the actions of Governor of New Mexico, Michelle Lujan Grisham, for subverting the Second Amendment to the Constitution and 


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depriving the citizens of New Mexico of their right to 

bear arms. 

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. 4365) making appropriations for 

6 the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending Sep7 tember 30, 2024, and for other purposes. The first reading 

8 of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 

9 against consideration of the bill are waived. General de10 bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 

11 hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank12 ing minority member of the Committee on Appropriations 

13 or their respective designees. After general debate the bill 

14 shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 

15 rule. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of 

16 order against provisions in the bill are waived. 

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

18 except those printed in part A of the report of the Com19 mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution, amend20 ments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution, and 

21 pro forma amendments described in section 4 of this reso22 lution. 

23 (b) Each amendment printed in part A of the report 

24 of the Committee on Rules shall be considered only in the 


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1 order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Mem2 ber designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 

3 shall be debatable for the time specified in the report 

4 equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 

5 opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as 

6 provided by section 4 of this resolution, and shall not be 

7 subject to a demand for division of the question in the 

8 House or in the Committee of the Whole. 

9 (c) All points of order against amendments printed 

10 in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules or 

11 against amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this 

12 resolution are waived. 

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

14 of the Committee on Appropriations or her designee to 

15 offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments print16 ed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules ac17 companying this resolution not earlier disposed of. Amend18 ments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be con19 sidered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally 

20 divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

21 member of the Committee on Appropriations or their re22 spective designees, shall not be subject to amendment ex23 cept as provided by section 4 of this resolution, and shall 

24 not be subject to a demand for division of the question 

25 in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 


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1 SEC. 4. During consideration of the bill for amend2 ment, the chair and ranking minority member of the Com3 mittee on Appropriations or their respective designees may 

4 offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point 

5 for the purpose of debate. 

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

7 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 

8 bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 

9 adopted. The previous question shall be considered as or10 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

11 without intervening motion except one motion to recom12 mit. 

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

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

15 declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 

16 Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration 

17 of the bill (H.R. 1130) to repeal restrictions on the export 

18 and import of natural gas. The first reading of the bill 

19 shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consid20 eration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con21 fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di22 vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

23 member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or 

24 their respective designees. After general debate the bill 

25 shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 


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1 rule. The amendment in the nature of a substitute rec2 ommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

3 now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted in 

4 the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, 

5 as amended, shall be considered as the original bill for 

6 the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute 

7 rule and shall be considered as read. All points of order 

8 against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. No 

9 further amendment to the bill, as amended, shall be in 

10 order except those printed in part B of the report of the 

11 Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each 

12 such further amendment may be offered only in the order 

13 printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 

14 designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall 

15 be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 

16 divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 

17 shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be sub18 ject to a demand for division of the question in the House 

19 or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order 

20 against such further amendments are waived. At the con21 clusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 

22 Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to 

23 the House with such further amendments as may have 

24 been adopted. The previous question shall be considered 

25 as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further 


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1 amendment thereto to final passage without intervening 

2 motion except one motion to recommit. 

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

4 in order without intervention of any point of order to con5 sider in the House the resolution (H. Res. 684) con6 demning the actions of Governor of New Mexico, Michelle 

7 Lujan Grisham, for subverting the Second Amendment to 

8 the Constitution and depriving the citizens of New Mexico 

9 of their right to bear arms. The resolution shall be consid10 ered as read. The previous question shall be considered 

11 as ordered on the resolution and preamble to adoption 

12 without intervening motion or demand for division of the 

13 question except one hour of debate equally divided and 

14 controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 

15 the Committee on the Judiciary or their respective des16 ignees. 


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House Calendar No. 37 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 712 

[Report No. 118–208] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4365) 

New Mexico of their right to bear arms. the Constitution and depriving the citizens of ham, for subverting the Second Amendment to Governor of New Mexico, Michelle Lujan Grislution (H. Res. 684) condemning the actions of gas; and providing for consideration of the resostrictions on the export and import of natural sideration of the bill (H.R. 1130) to repeal re2024, and for other purposes; providing for conDefense for the fiscal year ending September 30, making appropriations for the Department of 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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