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depriving the citizens of New Mexico of their right to 
bear arms. 
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. 4365) making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2024, and for other purposes. The first reading 
of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 
against consideration of the bill are waived. General de-
bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 
hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on Appropriations 
or their respective designees. After general debate the bill 
shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
rule. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of 
order against provisions in the bill are waived. 
SEC. 2. (a) No amendment to the bill shall be in order 
except those printed in part A of the report of the Com-
mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution, amend-
ments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution, and 
pro forma amendments described in section 4 of this reso-
lution. 
(b) Each amendment printed in part A of the report 
of the Committee on Rules shall be considered only in the 
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order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Mem-
ber 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 except as 
provided by section 4 of this resolution, 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 amendments printed 
in part A 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 Appropriations or her designee to 
offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments print-
ed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules ac-
companying this resolution not earlier disposed of. Amend-
ments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be con-
sidered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Appropriations or their re-
spective designees, shall not be subject to amendment ex-
cept as provided by section 4 of this resolution, and shall 
not be subject to a demand for division of the question 
in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 
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SEC. 4. During consideration of the bill for amend-
ment, the chair and ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations or their respective designees may 
offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point 
for the purpose of debate. 
SEC. 5. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 
for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 
bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
adopted. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except one motion to recom-
mit. 
SEC. 6. 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. 1130) to repeal restrictions on the export 
and import of natural gas. The first reading of the bill 
shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consid-
eration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con-
fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di-
vided 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 
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rule. The amendment in the nature of a substitute rec-
ommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
now printed in the bill 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 purpose 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 accompanying this resolution. 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 sub-
ject 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 con-
clusion 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 
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amendment thereto to final passage without intervening 
motion except one motion to recommit. 
SEC. 7. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
in order without intervention of any point of order to con-
sider in the House the resolution (H. Res. 684) con-
demning 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. The resolution shall be consid-
ered as read. The previous question shall be considered 
as ordered on the resolution and preamble 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. 
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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) 
making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2024, and for other purposes; providing for con-
sideration of the bill (H.R. 1130) to repeal re-
strictions on the export and import of natural 
gas; and providing for consideration of the reso-
lution (H. Res. 684) condemning the actions of 
Governor of New Mexico, Michelle Lujan Gris-
ham, for subverting the Second Amendment to 
the Constitution and depriving the citizens of 
New Mexico of their right to bear arms. 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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