H. Res. 996 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

February 6, 2024. 

Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall 

be in order without intervention of any point of order to consider in the House the resolution (H. Res. 863) impeaching 

Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors. The amendment in 

the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 

Homeland Security now printed in the resolution shall be 

considered as adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the resolution, as amended, to adoption 

without intervening motion or demand for division of the 

question except two hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Homeland Security or their respective designees. 

SEC. 2. Upon adoption of House Resolution 863— 

(a) House Resolution 995 is hereby adopted; and 
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(b) no other resolution incidental to impeachment relating to House Resolution 863 shall be privileged during the 

remainder of the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress. 

SEC. 3. 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. 

485) to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to prohibit 

the use of quality-adjusted life years and similar measures in 

coverage and payment determinations under Federal health 

care programs. 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 Energy and Commerce 

or their respective designees. After general debate the bill 

shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 

rule. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now 

printed in the bill, 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 pur-
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pose 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. 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. 

Each such further amendment may be offered 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. All points of order against such further amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and 

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

amendments as may have been adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, 

and on any further amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit. 

Attest: 

Clerk.