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House Calendar No. 46 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 838 
[Report No. 118–261] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4821) making appropriations 
for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4820) making appropriations 
for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2024, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 6126) making emergency supplemental appropriations to re-
spond to the attacks in Israel for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2024, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 2, 2023 
Mrs. FISCHBACH, 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. 4821) making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, envi-
ronment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; providing 
for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4820) making appro-
priations for the Departments of Transportation, and 
Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies 
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for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for 
other purposes; and providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 6126) making emergency supplemental appro-
priations to respond to the attacks in Israel 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. 4821) making appropriations for 
the Department of the Interior, environment, 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 consider-
ation 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 Appropriations or their re-
spective 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. 4821 shall be in 
order except those printed in part A of the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, amend-
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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 
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 
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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 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. 
SEC. 4. During consideration of H.R. 4821 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. 
4821 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 ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final 
passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
recommit. 
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. 4820) making appropriations for the De-
partments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban De-
velopment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2024, and for other purposes. The first 
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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. 7. (a) No amendment to H.R. 4820 shall be in 
order except those printed in part B of the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, amend-
ments en bloc described in section 8 of this resolution, and 
pro forma amendments described in section 9 of this reso-
lution. 
(b) Each 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 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 9 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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