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House Calendar No. 38 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 723 

[Report No. 118–216] 

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. 4367) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland 

Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other 

purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4665) making 

appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and 

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

4368) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 

and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal 

year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 

Mr. ROY, 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. 

4367) making appropriations for the Department of 

Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 


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30, 2024, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4665) making appropriations for 

the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 

programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, 

and for other purposes; and providing for consideration 

of the bill (H.R. 4368) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 

ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes. 

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 H.R. 4365 shall be in 

18 order except those printed in part A of the report of the 


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1 Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, amend2 ments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution, and 

3 pro forma amendments described in section 13 of this res4 olution. 

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

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

7 order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Mem8 ber designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 

9 shall be debatable for the time specified in the report 

10 equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 

11 opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as 

12 provided by section 13 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 amendments printed 

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

17 against amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this 

18 resolution are waived. 

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

20 of the Committee on Appropriations or her designee to 

21 offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments print22 ed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules ac23 companying this resolution not earlier disposed of. Amend24 ments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be con25 sidered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally 


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1 divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

2 member of the Committee on Appropriations or their re3 spective designees, shall not be subject to amendment ex4 cept as provided by section 13 of this resolution, and shall 

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

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

7 SEC. 4. At any time after adoption of this resolution 

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

9 declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 

10 Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration 

11 of the bill (H.R. 4367) making appropriations for the De12 partment of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending 

13 September 30, 2024, and for other purposes. The first 

14 reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of 

15 order against consideration of the bill are waived. General 

16 debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 

17 one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and 

18 ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropria19 tions or their respective designees. After general debate 

20 the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five21 minute rule. The bill shall be considered as read. All points 

22 of order against provisions in the bill are waived. 

23 SEC. 5. (a) No amendment to H.R. 4367 shall be in 

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

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1 ments en bloc described in section 6 of this resolution, and 

2 pro forma amendments described in section 13 of this res3 olution. 

4 (b) Each amendment printed in part B of the report 

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

6 order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Mem7 ber designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 

8 shall be debatable for the time specified in the report 

9 equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 

10 opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as 

11 provided by section 13 of this resolution, and shall not 

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

13 House or in the Committee of the Whole. 

14 (c) All points of order against amendments printed 

15 in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules or 

16 against amendments en bloc described in section 6 of this 

17 resolution are waived. 

18 SEC. 6. It shall be in order at any time for the chair 

19 of the Committee on Appropriations or her designee to 

20 offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments print21 ed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules ac22 companying this resolution not earlier disposed of. Amend23 ments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be con24 sidered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally 

25 divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 


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1 member of the Committee on Appropriations or their re2 spective designees, shall not be subject to amendment ex3 cept as provided by section 13 of this resolution, and shall 

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

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

6 SEC. 7. At any time after adoption of this resolution 

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

8 declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 

9 Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration 

10 of the bill (H.R. 4665) making appropriations for the De11 partment of State, foreign operations, and related pro12 grams for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and 

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

14 dispensed with. All points of order against consideration 

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

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

17 and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 

18 of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective 

19 designees. After general debate the bill shall be considered 

20 for amendment under the five-minute rule. The amend21 ment printed in part C of the report of the Committee 

22 on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered 

23 as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the 

24 Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 


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1 All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amend2 ed, are waived. 

3 SEC. 8. (a) No further amendment to H.R. 4665, as 

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

5 D of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 

6 this resolution, amendments en bloc described in section 

7 9 of this resolution, and pro forma amendments described 

8 in section 13 of this resolution. 

9 (b) Each further amendment printed in part D of the 

10 report of the Committee on Rules shall be considered only 

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

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

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

14 report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 

15 an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except 

16 as provided by section 13 of this resolution, and shall not 

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

18 House or in the Committee of the Whole. 

19 (c) All points of order against further amendments 

20 printed in part D of the report of the Committee on Rules 

21 or against amendments en bloc described in section 9 of 

22 this resolution are waived. 

23 SEC. 9. It shall be in order at any time for the chair 

24 of the Committee on Appropriations or her designee to 

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1 ed in part D of the report of the Committee on Rules ac2 companying this resolution not earlier disposed of. Amend3 ments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be con4 sidered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally 

5 divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

6 member of the Committee on Appropriations or their re7 spective designees, shall not be subject to amendment ex8 cept as provided by section 13 of this resolution, and shall 

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

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

11 SEC. 10. At any time after adoption of this resolution 

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

13 declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 

14 Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration 

15 of the bill (H.R. 4368) making appropriations for Agri16 culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra17 tion, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 

18 ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes. The 

19 first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points 

20 of order against consideration of the bill are waived. Gen21 eral debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not ex22 ceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair 

23 and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appro24 priations or their respective designees. After general de25 bate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 


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1 five-minute rule. The amendment printed in part E of the 

2 report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this reso3 lution shall be considered as adopted in the House and 

4 in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall 

5 be considered as read. All points of order against provi6 sions in the bill, as amended, are waived. 

7 SEC. 11. (a) No further amendment to H.R. 4368 

8 shall be in order except those printed in part F of the 

9 report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this reso10 lution, amendments en bloc described in section 12 of this 

11 resolution, and pro forma amendments described in sec12 tion 13 of this resolution. 

13 (b) Each further amendment printed in part F of the 

14 report of the Committee on Rules shall be considered only 

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

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

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

18 report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 

19 an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except 

20 as provided by section 13 of this resolution, and shall not 

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

22 House or in the Committee of the Whole. 

23 (c) All points of order against amendments printed 

24 in part F of the report of the Committee on Rules or 


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1 against amendments en bloc described in section 12 of this 

2 resolution are waived. 

3 SEC. 12. It shall be in order at any time for the chair 

4 of the Committee on Appropriations or her designee to 

5 offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments print6 ed in part F of the report of the Committee on Rules ac7 companying this resolution not earlier disposed of. Amend8 ments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be con9 sidered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally 

10 divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

11 member of the Committee on Appropriations or their re12 spective designees, shall not be subject to amendment ex13 cept as provided by section 13 of this resolution, and shall 

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

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

16 SEC. 13. During consideration of each bill – H.R. 

17 4365, H.R. 4367, H.R. 4665, and H.R. 4368 – for 

18 amendment, the chair and ranking minority member of 

19 the Committee on Appropriations or their respective des20 ignees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each 

21 at any point for the purpose of debate. 

22 SEC. 14. At the conclusion of consideration of each 

23 bill – H.R. 4365, H.R. 4367, H.R. 4665, and H.R. 4368 

24 – for amendment the Committee shall rise and report such 

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


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1 adopted. The previous question shall be considered as or2 dered on such bill and amendments thereto to final pas3 sage without intervening motion except one motion to re4 commit. 

5 SEC. 15. The Clerk shall not transmit to the Senate 

6 a message that the House has passed H.R. 4367 until no7 tified by the Speaker that H.R. 2, as passed by the House 

8 on May 11, 2023, has been enacted into law. 


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House Calendar No. 38 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 723 

[Report No. 118–216] 

RESOLUTION 

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

for other purposes. the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and ministration, and Related Agencies programs for culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Adbill (H.R. 4368) making appropriations for Agripurposes; and providing for consideration of the year ending September 30, 2024, and for other operations, and related programs for the fiscal priations for the Department of State, foreign sideration of the bill (H.R. 4665) making appro2024, and for other purposes; providing for conrity for the fiscal year ending September 30, priations for the Department of Homeland Secusideration of the bill (H.R. 4367) making appro2024, and for other purposes; providing for conDefense for the fiscal year ending September 30, making appropriations for the Department of 

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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