Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4821) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4820) making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6126) making emergency supplemental appropriations to respond to the attacks in Israel for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
HRES 838 is a procedural resolution that sets the rules for the House of Representatives to debate and vote on three separate appropriations bills. It does not change funding levels or policy but establishes specific procedures: limiting debate time, waiving objections to amendments, and setting rules for how amendments can be offered for H.R. 4821 (Interior/Environment funding), H.R. 4820 (Transportation/HUD funding), and H.R. 6126 (emergency Israel aid). The resolution directly affects the House floor process for these bills, not the public or agencies. This is a standard procedural step to advance funding legislation, not a policy change.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2023
Committee Review
Nov 2023
House Passage
Nov 2023
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Nov 2, 2023
Last action Nov 2, 2023
Floor votes · House Nov 2, 2023
How they voted
213–203
Passed · 16 other
Total votes 432
Nov 2, 2023
D
Democratic212
95% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican219
96% Yea
Vote distribution
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Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Nov 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 213 - 203 (Roll no. 566). (text: CR H5235)
lower
Nov 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 118-261, by Mrs. Fischbach.
lower
Nov 2, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michelle Fischbach
RRepublican
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