H. Res. 1339 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

July 16, 2008. 

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. 415) to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 

to designate segments of the Taunton River in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a component of the National Wild 

and Scenic Rivers System. The first reading of the bill shall 

be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration 

of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 

10 of rule XXI. General debate shall be confined to the bill 

and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled 

by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources. After general debate the bill 

shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 

rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for 

the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the 

amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
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Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill. The 

committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 

considered as read. All points of order against the committee 

amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived except 

those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. Notwithstanding 

clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the committee 

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 of the question in the 

House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order 

against such amendments are waived except those arising 

under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 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 committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The previous question 

shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments 
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thereto to final passage without intervening motion except 

one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

SEC. 2. During consideration in the House of H.R. 415 

pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the operation of 

the previous question, the Chair may postpone further consideration of the bill to such time as may be designated by the 

Speaker. 

SEC. 3. The House hereby (1) takes from the Speaker’s 

table the bill (S. 2062) to amend the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes; (2) adopts an 

amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 

text of H.R. 2786 as passed by the House; (3) passes such 

bill, as amended; (4) insists on its amendment; and (5) requests a conference with the Senate thereon. 

Attest: 

Clerk.