•HRES 1287 RH 
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso-
lution 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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 8070) to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the Depart-
ment of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe mili-
tary personnel strengths for such fiscal year. 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 speci-
fied in this section and shall not exceed one hour equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Armed Services or their re-
spective designees. After general debate the bill shall be 
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In 
lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute rec-
ommended by the Committee on Armed Services now 
printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 
118–36, 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, 
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shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of 
further amendment under the five-minute rule and shall 
be considered as read. All points of order against provi-
sions in the bill, as amended, are waived. 
SEC. 2. (a) No further amendment to H.R. 8070, as 
amended, shall be in order except those printed in part 
B of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
this resolution and amendments en bloc described in sec-
tion 3 of this resolution. 
(b) Each further amendment printed in part B of 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, 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 further amendments 
printed in part B of 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 Armed Services or his designee to 
offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amend-
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ments printed in part B of 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 40 min-
utes equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on Armed Services 
or their respective designees, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi-
sion of the question in the House or in the Committee 
of the Whole. 
SEC. 4. At the conclusion of consideration of H.R. 
8070 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. 
SEC. 5. If House Report 118–527 is called up by di-
rection of the Committee on the Judiciary: (a) all points 
of order against the report are waived and the report shall 
be considered as read; and (b)(1) an accompanying resolu-
tion offered by direction of the Committee on the Judici-
ary shall be considered as read and shall not be subject 
to a point of order; and (2) the previous question shall 
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be considered as ordered on such resolution to adoption 
without intervening motion or demand for division of the 
question except one hour of debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on the Judiciary or their respective des-
ignees. 
SEC. 6. Upon adoption of the resolution accom-
panying House Report 118-527, the resolution accom-
panying House Report 118-533 is hereby adopted. 
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House Calendar No. 82 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1287 
[Report No. 118–551] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8070) 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 
for military activities of the Department of De-
fense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to pre-
scribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year; relating to the consideration of House Re-
port 118–527 and an accompanying resolution; 
and for other purposes. 
JUNE 11, 2024 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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