[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1287 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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H. Res. 1287

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         June 12, 2024.
    Resolved, That 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. 8070) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 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. 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 exceed 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 nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 118-36, 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 provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived.
    Sec. 2. (a) No further amendment to H.R. 8070, as amended, shall be in order 
except those printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution and amendments en bloc described in section 3 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, 
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 
Armed Services or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of further 
amendments 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 40 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 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 division of the 
question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.
    Sec. 4.  At the conclusion of consideration of H.R. 8070 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.  If House Report 118-527 is called up by direction of the Committee 
on the Judiciary: (a) all points of order against the report are waived and the 
report shall be considered as read; and (b)(1) an accompanying resolution 
offered by direction of the Committee on the Judiciary shall be considered as 
read and shall not be subject to a point of order; and (2) the previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on such resolution 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 designees.
    Sec. 6.  Upon adoption of the resolution accompanying House Report 118-527, 
the resolution accompanying House Report 118-533 is hereby adopted.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.