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House Calendar No. 142 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 780 

[Report No. 110–416] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2262) to modify the requirements 

applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with 

the principles of self-initiation of mining claims, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 30, 2007 

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

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2262) to modify 

the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with the principles of selfinitiation of mining claims, and for other purposes. 

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 

4 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 2262) to modify the requirements 

6 applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands, 


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1 consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining 

2 claims, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 

3 bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 

4 consideration of the bill are waived except those arising 

5 under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General debate shall 

6 be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal7 ly divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi8 nority member of the Committee on Natural Resources. 

9 After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

10 amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order 

11 to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amend12 ment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the na13 ture of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 

14 Natural Resources now printed in the bill. The committee 

15 amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be consid16 ered as read. All points of order against the committee 

17 amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived except 

18 those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. Notwith19 standing clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the 

20 committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 

21 be in order except those printed in the report of the Com22 mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such 

23 amendment may be offered only in the order printed in 

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

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1 able for the time specified in the report equally divided 

2 and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall 

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

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

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

6 such amendments are waived except those arising under 

7 clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. At the conclusion of consider8 ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise 

9 and report the bill to the House with such amendments 

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

11 separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 

12 in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the com13 mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The pre14 vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 

15 and amendments thereto to final passage without inter16 vening motion except one motion to recommit with or 

17 without instructions. 

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

19 2262 pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the op20 eration of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 

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

22 designated by the Speaker. 


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House Calendar No. 142 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 780 

[Report No. 110

–416] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2262) 

mining claims, and for other purposes. sistent with the principles of self-initiation of locatable minerals on public domain lands, conto modify the requirements applicable to 

OCTOBER 30, 2007 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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