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This is a procedural rule from the House Rules Committee that sets the terms for how the full House will debate and vote on two fiscal year 2025 appropriations bills: H.R. 8997, which funds energy and water development programs, and H.R. 8998, which funds the Department of the Interior, environmental programs, and related agencies. Rather than creating new policy or funding itself, the resolution establishes the procedural framework, including one hour of general debate for each bill divided between the Appropriations Committee's majority and minority leaders, and limits amendments to only those pre-approved and listed in the Rules Committee's report, plus certain grouped or pro forma amendments for debate purposes. It replaces the original bill text with substitute versions from specific Rules Committee prints and waives various procedural objections that could otherwise block consideration. This procedural vote affects how Congress handles the underlying spending bills, which would fund energy, water, and Interior/environmental agencies for the fiscal year starting October 1, 2024, but it does not itself allocate money or set policy. Passage of this resolution allows the House to proceed with debating and amending the two appropriations bills under these structured rules.

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