IV 
House Calendar No. 48 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 864 
[Report No. 118–272] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5894) making appropriations 
for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Edu-
cation, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2024, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2023 
Mr. BURGESS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5894) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and related agen-
cies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and 
for other purposes. 
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. 5894) making appropriations for 
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the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 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. Gen-
eral debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not ex-
ceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appro-
priations or their respective designees. After general de-
bate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
five-minute rule. An amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 
118–13, 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 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. 5894, as 
amended, shall be in order except those printed in part 
B of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
this resolution, amendments en bloc described in section 
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3 of this resolution, and pro forma amendments described 
in section 4 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 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 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 Appropriations or her designee to 
offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amend-
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 20 min-
utes equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on Appropriations 
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or their respective designees, shall not be subject to 
amendment except as provided by section 4 of this resolu-
tion, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 
of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 
Whole. 
SEC. 4. During consideration of H.R. 5894 for 
amendment, the chair and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Appropriations or their respective des-
ignees 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 H.R. 
5894 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. 
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