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House Calendar No. 49 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 869 

[Report No. 118–273] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5893) making appropriations 

for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related 

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

purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5961) to 

freeze certain Iranian funds involved in the 2023 hostage deal between 

the United States and Iran, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 14, 2023 

Mr. MASSIE, 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. 5893) making 

appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and 

Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year 

ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes, 

and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5961) 

to freeze certain Iranian funds involved in the 2023 

hostage deal between the United States and Iran, and 

for other purposes. 


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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. 5893) making appropriations for 

6 the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and 

7 Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

8 2024, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 

9 shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consid10 eration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con11 fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di12 vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

13 member of the Committee on Appropriations or their re14 spective designees. After general debate the bill shall be 

15 considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. An 

16 amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 

17 text of Rules Committee Print 118–12 shall be considered 

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

19 Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the 

20 original bill for the purpose of further amendment under 

21 the five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. All 

22 points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, 

23 are waived. 

24 SEC. 2. (a) No further amendment to H.R. 5893, as 

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


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1 A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 

2 this resolution, amendments en bloc described in section 

3 3 of this resolution, and pro forma amendments described 

4 in section 4 of this resolution. 

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

6 report of the Committee on Rules shall be considered only 

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

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

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

10 report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 

11 an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except 

12 as provided by section 4 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 further amendments 

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

17 or against amendments en bloc described in section 3 of 

18 this 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 further amend22 ments printed in part A of the report of the Committee 

23 on Rules accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed 

24 of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section 

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1 utes equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank2 ing minority member of the Committee on Appropriations 

3 or their respective designees, shall not be subject to 

4 amendment except as provided by section 4 of this resolu5 tion, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 

6 of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 

7 Whole. 

8 SEC. 4. During consideration of H.R. 5893 for 

9 amendment, the chair and ranking minority member of 

10 the Committee on Appropriations or their respective des11 ignees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each 

12 at any point for the purpose of debate. 

13 SEC. 5. At the conclusion of consideration of H.R. 

14 5893 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 

15 the bill, as amended, to the House with such further 

16 amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 

17 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as 

18 amended, and on any further amendment thereto to final 

19 passage without intervening motion except one motion to 

20 recommit. 

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

22 in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 5961) 

23 to freeze certain Iranian funds involved in the 2023 hos24 tage deal between the United States and Iran, and for 

25 other purposes. All points of order against consideration 


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1 of the bill are waived. In lieu of the amendment rec2 ommended by the Committee on Foreign Affairs now 

3 printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a sub4 stitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 

5 118–14, modified by the amendment printed in part B of 

6 the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 

7 resolution, shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as 

8 amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order 

9 against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The 

10 previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 

11 bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto 

12 to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one 

13 hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair 

14 and ranking minority member of the Committee on For15 eign Affairs or their respective designees; and (2) one mo16 tion to recommit. 


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House Calendar No. 49 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 869 

[Report No. 118–273] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5893) 

and for other purposes. tage deal between the United States and Iran, certain Iranian funds involved in the 2023 hosconsideration of the bill (H.R. 5961) to freeze 2024, and for other purposes, and providing for Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related making appropriations for the Departments of 

NOVEMBER 14, 2023 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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