[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H. Res. 682 Reported in House (RH)]

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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 penalties for individuals who illegally 
enter and reenter the United States after being removed, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    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 
                         ordered to be printed

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   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 penalties 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 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. 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. 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 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 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 section 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 
        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 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 Armed Services 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 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. 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 
purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are 
waived. The amendment in the nature of a substitute 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 
accompanying 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 designees; and (2) one motion to recommit.
                                                  House Calendar No. 43

119th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 682

                          [Report No. 119-255]

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                               RESOLUTION

   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 penalties for individuals who illegally 
enter and reenter the United States after being removed, and for other 
                               purposes.

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                           September 9, 2025

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed