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House Calendar No. 38 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 723 
[Report No. 118–216] 
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 consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 4367) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland 
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other 
purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4665) making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and 
for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
4368) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 
Mr. ROY, 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. 4365) making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other 
purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
4367) making appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 
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30, 2024, and for other purposes; providing for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 4665) making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, 
and for other purposes; and providing for consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 4368) making appropriations for Agri-
culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
tion, and Related Agencies programs 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. 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 H.R. 4365 shall be in 
order except those printed in part A of the report of the 
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Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, amend-
ments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution, and 
pro forma amendments described in section 13 of this res-
olution. 
(b) Each amendment printed in part A 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 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 13 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 
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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 13 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. 
SEC. 4. 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. 4367) making appropriations for the De-
partment of Homeland Security 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. General 
debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 
one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropria-
tions 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. 5. (a) No amendment to H.R. 4367 shall be in 
order except those printed in part B of the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, amend-
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member of the Committee on Appropriations or their re-
spective designees, shall not be subject to amendment ex-
cept as provided by section 13 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. 
SEC. 7. 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. 4665) making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams 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. General debate shall be confined 
to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking 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 amend-
ment printed in part C 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 read. 
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All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amend-
ed, are waived. 
SEC. 8. (a) No further amendment to H.R. 4665, as 
amended, shall be in order except those printed in part 
D of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
this resolution, amendments en bloc described in section 
9 of this resolution, and pro forma amendments described 
in section 13 of this resolution. 
(b) Each further amendment printed in part D 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 13 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 D of the report of the Committee on Rules 
or against amendments en bloc described in section 9 of 
this resolution are waived. 
SEC. 9. 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-
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ed in part D 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 13 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. 
SEC. 10. 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. 4368) making appropriations for Agri-
culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
tion, and Related Agencies programs 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 
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five-minute rule. The amendment printed in part E of the 
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this reso-
lution shall be considered as adopted in the House and 
in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall 
be considered as read. All points of order against provi-
sions in the bill, as amended, are waived. 
SEC. 11. (a) No further amendment to H.R. 4368 
shall be in order except those printed in part F of the 
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this reso-
lution, amendments en bloc described in section 12 of this 
resolution, and pro forma amendments described in sec-
tion 13 of this resolution. 
(b) Each further amendment printed in part F 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 13 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 F of the report of the Committee on Rules or 
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against amendments en bloc described in section 12 of this 
resolution are waived. 
SEC. 12. 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 F 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 13 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. 
SEC. 13. During consideration of each bill – H.R. 
4365, H.R. 4367, H.R. 4665, and H.R. 4368 – 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. 14. At the conclusion of consideration of each 
bill – H.R. 4365, H.R. 4367, H.R. 4665, and H.R. 4368 
– for amendment the Committee shall rise and report such 
bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
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adopted. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on such bill and amendments thereto to final pas-
sage without intervening motion except one motion to re-
commit. 
SEC. 15. The Clerk shall not transmit to the Senate 
a message that the House has passed H.R. 4367 until no-
tified by the Speaker that H.R. 2, as passed by the House 
on May 11, 2023, has been enacted into law. 
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