H. Res. 582
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
July 12, 2023.
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolu-
tion 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. 2670) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024
for military activities of the Department of Defense and for
military construction, and for defense activities of the De-
partment of Energy, to prescribe military 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 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 Serv- 2
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ices now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of
a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print
118–10, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolu-
tion, shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the
Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be con-
sidered as the original bill for the purpose of further amend-
ment under the five-minute rule and shall be considered as
read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as
amended, are waived.
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EC. 2. (a) No further amendment to the bill, as amend-
ed, shall be in order except those printed in part B of the
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolu-
tion and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this
resolution.
(b) Each further amendment printed in part B of the re-
port 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. 3
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(c) All points of order against the further amendments
printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules
or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolu-
tion are waived.
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EC. 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 amendments printed in
part B of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying 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.
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EC. 4. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for
amendment pursuant to this resolution, the Committee of the
Whole shall rise without motion. No further consideration of
the bill shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent
order of the House.
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EC. 5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this res-
olution, during consideration of H.R. 2670 pursuant to this 4
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resolution, it shall not be in order to consider amendment
number 60 printed in part B of House Report 118–141.
Attest:
Clerk.