H. Res. 816

In the House of Representatives, U.S., 

May 17, 2006.

Resolved, That at any time after the 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. 4200) to improve the ability of the Secretary 

of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to promptly 

implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic 

events affecting Federal lands under their jurisdiction, including the removal of dead and damaged trees and the implementation of reforestation treatments, to support the recovery of non-Federal lands damaged by catastrophic events, 

to revitalize Forest Service experimental forests, 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 shall not exceed one hour, with 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 

member of the Committee on Resources, 20 minutes equally 
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divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 

member of the Committee on Agriculture, and 20 minutes 

equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 

minority member of the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the 

amendment recommended by the Committee on Resources 

now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an 

original bill for the purpose of amendment under the fiveminute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 1 

pursuant to clause 8 of rule XVIII. That amendment in the 

nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points 

of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, 

no amendment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in the report of 

the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each 

such amendment may be offered 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 
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of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 

Whole. All points of order against such amendments are 

waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 

amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to 

the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. 

Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on 

any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to 

the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute 

made in order as original text. The previous question shall be 

considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 

final passage without intervening motion except one motion 

to recommit with or without instructions.

Attest: 

Clerk.