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House Calendar No. 43 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 682 
[Report No. 119–255] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3838) to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
3486) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase pen-
alties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United States 
after being removed, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 
Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, from the Committee on Rules, reported the 
following resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and or-
dered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3838) to author-
ize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activi-
ties of the Department of Defense, for military construc-
tion, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes, and providing 
for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3486) to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties 
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for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United 
States after being removed, 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. 3838) to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2026 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, 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 amendments specified in this section and shall not ex-
ceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed 
Services or their respective 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 recommended by the Committee on Armed 
Services now printed in the bill, an amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Com-
mittee Print 119–8 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 
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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. 
SEC. 2. (a) No further amendment to H.R. 3838, as 
amended, shall be in order except those printed in part 
A 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 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 Member designated in the 
report, shall be considered as read, shall be debat-
able for the time specified in the report equally di-
vided and controlled by the proponent and an oppo-
nent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 
not be subject to a demand for division of the ques-
tion in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 
(c) All points of order against further amend-
ments printed in part A of the report of the Com-
mittee on Rules or against amendments en bloc de-
scribed 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 A 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. 
3838 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. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3486) 
to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase 
penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the 
United States after being removed, and for other pur-
poses. All points of order against consideration of the bill 
are waived. The amendment in the nature of a substitute 
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recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now 
printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in 
part B of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted. 
The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All 
points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, 
are waived. 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: (1) 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; and (2) one motion to recommit. 
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House Calendar No. 43 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 682 
[Report No. 119–255] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3838) 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 
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, and for other purposes, and providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 3486) to amend 
the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase 
penalties for individuals who illegally enter and 
reenter the United States after being removed, 
and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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