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House Calendar No. 247 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1339 

[Report No. 110–758] 

Providing 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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 14, 2008 

Mr. MCGOVERN, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

RESOLUTION 

Providing 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. 

1 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 

2 resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 

3 rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 

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1 ation of the bill (H.R. 415) to amend the Wild and Scenic 

2 Rivers Act to designate segments of the Taunton River 

3 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a component 

4 of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The first 

5 reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of 

6 order against consideration of the bill are waived except 

7 those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General 

8 debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 

9 one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman 

10 and ranking minority member of the Committee on Nat11 ural Resources. After general debate the bill shall be con12 sidered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall 

13 be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose 

14 of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment 

15 in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Com16 mittee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill. The 

17 committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 

18 be considered as read. All points of order against the com19 mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived 

20 except those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. Notwith21 standing clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the 

22 committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 

23 be in order except those printed in the report of the Com24 mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such 

25 amendment may be offered only in the order printed in 

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1 the report, may be offered only by a Member designated 

2 in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debat3 able for the time specified in the report equally divided 

4 and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall 

5 not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to 

6 a demand for division of the question in the House or in 

7 the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against 

8 such amendments are waived except those arising under 

9 clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. At the conclusion of consider10 ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise 

11 and report the bill to the House with such amendments 

12 as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a 

13 separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 

14 in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the com15 mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The pre16 vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 

17 and amendments thereto to final passage without inter18 vening motion except one motion to recommit with or 

19 without instructions. 

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

21 415 pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the oper22 ation of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 

23 further consideration of the bill to such time as may be 

24 designated by the Speaker. 

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1 SEC. 3. The House hereby (1) takes from the Speak2 er’s table the bill (S. 2062) to amend the Native American 

3 Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 

4 to reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes; (2) adopts 

5 an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of 

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

7 such bill, as amended; (4) insists on its amendment; and 

8 (5) requests a conference with the Senate thereon. 

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House Calendar No. 247 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1339 

[Report No. 110

–758] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 415) 

of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a component ignate segments of the Taunton River in the to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to desJULY 14, 2008 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 

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