1 | 1 | | H. Res. 756 |
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2 | 2 | | In the House of Representatives, U. S., |
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3 | 3 | | October 3, 2023. |
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4 | 4 | | Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolu- |
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5 | 5 | | tion the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, |
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6 | 6 | | declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole |
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7 | 7 | | House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill |
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8 | 8 | | (H.R. 4394) making appropriations for energy and water de- |
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9 | 9 | | velopment and related agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- |
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10 | 10 | | tember 30, 2024, and for other purposes. The first reading |
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11 | 11 | | of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against |
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12 | 12 | | consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be |
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13 | 13 | | confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di- |
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14 | 14 | | vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority mem- |
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15 | 15 | | ber of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective |
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16 | 16 | | designees. After general debate the bill shall be considered for |
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17 | 17 | | amendment under the five-minute rule. The amendment |
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18 | 18 | | printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules |
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19 | 19 | | accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted |
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20 | 20 | | in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, 2 |
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21 | 21 | | •HRES 756 EH |
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22 | 22 | | as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order |
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23 | 23 | | against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. |
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24 | 24 | | S |
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25 | 25 | | EC. 2. (a) No further amendment to H.R. 4394, as |
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26 | 26 | | amended, shall be in order except those printed in part B of |
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27 | 27 | | the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this res- |
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28 | 28 | | olution, amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this |
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29 | 29 | | resolution, and pro forma amendments described in section 4 |
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30 | 30 | | of this resolution. |
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31 | 31 | | (b) Each further amendment printed in part B of the re- |
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32 | 32 | | port of the Committee on Rules shall be considered only in |
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33 | 33 | | the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a |
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34 | 34 | | Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, |
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35 | 35 | | shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally |
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36 | 36 | | divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, |
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37 | 37 | | shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by sec- |
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38 | 38 | | tion 4 of this resolution, and shall not be subject to a demand |
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39 | 39 | | for division of the question in the House or in the Committee |
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40 | 40 | | of the Whole. |
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41 | 41 | | (c) All points of order against further amendments |
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42 | 42 | | printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules |
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43 | 43 | | or against amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this |
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44 | 44 | | resolution are waived. |
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46 | 46 | | EC. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chair of |
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47 | 47 | | the Committee on Appropriations or her designee to offer |
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48 | 48 | | amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments print- 3 |
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49 | 49 | | •HRES 756 EH |
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50 | 50 | | ed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules accom- |
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51 | 51 | | panying this resolution not earlier disposed of. Amendments |
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52 | 52 | | en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be considered |
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53 | 53 | | as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and |
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54 | 54 | | controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the |
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55 | 55 | | Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees, |
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56 | 56 | | shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by sec- |
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57 | 57 | | tion 4 of this resolution, and shall not be subject to a demand |
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58 | 58 | | for division of the question in the House or in the Committee |
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59 | 59 | | of the Whole. |
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61 | 61 | | EC. 4. During consideration of H.R. 4394 for amend- |
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62 | 62 | | ment, the chair and ranking minority member of the Com- |
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63 | 63 | | mittee on Appropriations or their respective designees may |
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64 | 64 | | offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for |
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65 | 65 | | the purpose of debate. |
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67 | 67 | | EC. 5. At the conclusion of consideration of H.R. 4394 |
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68 | 68 | | for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill, |
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69 | 69 | | as amended, to the House with such further amendments as |
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70 | 70 | | may have been adopted. The previous question shall be con- |
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71 | 71 | | sidered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any fur- |
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72 | 72 | | ther amendment thereto to final passage without intervening |
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73 | 73 | | motion except one motion to recommit. |
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75 | 75 | | EC. 6. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in |
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76 | 76 | | order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 4364) making |
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77 | 77 | | appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 4 |
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78 | 78 | | •HRES 756 EH |
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79 | 79 | | ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes. All |
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80 | 80 | | points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. |
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81 | 81 | | The amendment printed in part C of the report of the Com- |
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82 | 82 | | mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be consid- |
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83 | 83 | | ered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as |
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84 | 84 | | read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as |
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85 | 85 | | amended, are waived. The previous question shall be consid- |
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86 | 86 | | ered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further |
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87 | 87 | | amendment thereto, to final passage without intervening mo- |
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88 | 88 | | tion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and con- |
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89 | 89 | | trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the |
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90 | 90 | | Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees; |
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91 | 91 | | and (2) one motion to recommit. |
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92 | 92 | | S |
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93 | 93 | | EC. 7. House Resolution 699 is laid on the table. |
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94 | 94 | | Attest: |
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95 | 95 | | Clerk. |
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