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[H. Res. 1316 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  House Calendar No. 83
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1316

                          [Report No. 118-559]

      Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8774) making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; providing for consideration 
  of the bill (H.R. 8771) making appropriations for the Department of 
  State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year 
 ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; and providing for 
  consideration of the bill (H.R. 8752) making appropriations for the 
 Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 
                   30, 2025, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 25, 2024

Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, from the Committee on Rules, reported the 
  following resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and 
                         ordered to be printed

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                               RESOLUTION


 
      Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8774) making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; providing for consideration 
  of the bill (H.R. 8771) making appropriations for the Department of 
  State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year 
 ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; and providing for 
  consideration of the bill (H.R. 8752) making appropriations for the 
 Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 
                   30, 2025, and for other purposes.

    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. 8774) making appropriations 
for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2025, 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. An amendment in the nature of a 
substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-40 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. 8774, as amended, shall be 
in order except those printed in part A of the report of the Committee 
on Rules accompanying this resolution, amendments en bloc described in 
section 3 of this resolution, and pro forma amendments described in 
section 4 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 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 
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 his designee to offer amendments en bloc 
consisting of further amendments 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 20 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees, 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.
    Sec. 4.  During consideration of H.R. 8774 for amendment, the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their 
respective designees 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. 8774 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. 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. 8771) making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 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. An 
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 118-39 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. 7. (a) No further amendment to H.R. 8771, 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 8 of this resolution, and pro forma amendments described in 
section 9 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 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.
    (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 8 of this resolution are waived.
    Sec. 8.  It shall be in order at any time for the chair of the 
Committee on Appropriations 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 20 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees, 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.
    Sec. 9.  During consideration of H.R. 8771 for amendment, the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their 
respective designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at 
any point for the purpose of debate.
    Sec. 10.  At the conclusion of consideration of H.R. 8771 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. 11.  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. 8752) making appropriations for the 
Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2025, 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. An amendment in the nature of 
a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-38, 
modified by the amendment specified in section 17 of 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. 12. (a) No further amendment to H.R. 8752, as amended, shall 
be in order except those printed in part C of the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, amendments en bloc 
described in section 13 of this resolution, and pro forma amendments 
described in section 14 of this resolution.
    (b) Each further amendment printed in part C 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 14 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 
C of the report of the Committee on Rules or against amendments en bloc 
described in section 13 of this resolution are waived.
    Sec. 13.  It shall be in order at any time for the chair of the 
Committee on Appropriations or his designee to offer amendments en bloc 
consisting of further amendments printed in part C 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 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees, shall not be 
subject to amendment except as provided by section 14 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. 14.  During consideration of H.R. 8752 for amendment, the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or 
their respective designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each 
at any point for the purpose of debate.
    Sec. 15.  At the conclusion of consideration of H.R. 8752 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. 16.  The Clerk shall not transmit to the Senate a message that 
the House has passed H.R. 8752 until notified by the Speaker that H.R. 
2, as passed by the House on May 11, 2023, has been enacted into law.
    Sec. 17.  The amendment referred to in section 11 of this 
resolution is as follows:
            "Strike section 406 and strike section 413 and insert 
        SEC.___. Notwithstanding the numerical limitation set forth in 
        section 214(g)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
        U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)(B)), the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
        after consultation with the Secretary of Labor, and upon 
        determining that the needs of American businesses cannot be 
        satisfied during fiscal year 2025 with United States workers 
        who are willing, qualified, and able to perform temporary 
        nonagricultural labor, may increase the total number of aliens 
        who may receive a visa under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of 
        such Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)) in such fiscal year 
        above such limitation by not more than the highest number of H-
        2B nonimmigrants who participated in the H-2B returning worker 
        program in any fiscal year in which returning workers were 
        exempt from such numerical limitation.''.
                                                  House Calendar No. 83

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 1316

                          [Report No. 118-559]

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                               RESOLUTION

      Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8774) making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; providing for consideration 
  of the bill (H.R. 8771) making appropriations for the Department of 
  State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year 
 ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; and providing for 
  consideration of the bill (H.R. 8752) making appropriations for the 
 Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 
                   30, 2025, and for other purposes.

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                             June 25, 2024

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed