House Calendar No. 116

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 303

[Report No. 103–342]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 322)

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

NOVEMBER 9, 1993

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed
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House Calendar No. 116

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 303

[Report No. 103–342]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 322) 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

NOVEMBER 9, 1993

Ms. SLAUGHTER, 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. 322) 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 1(b) of

3 rule XXIII, 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. 322) 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. General debate shall be con4 fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di5 vided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minor6 ity member of the Committee on Natural Resources. After

7 general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment

8 under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider

9 as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under

10 the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a sub11 stitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Re12 sources now printed in the bill. The committee amendment

13 in the nature of a substitute shall be considered by title

14 rather than by section. Each title shall be considered as

15 read. The amendments en bloc specified in the report of

16 the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution to

17 be offered by Representative Miller of California or a des18 ignee may amend portions of the bill not yet read for

19 amendment, shall be considered as read, and shall not be

20 subject to a demand for division of the question in the

21 House or in the Committee of the Whole. At the conclu22 sion of consideration of the bill for amendment the Com23 mittee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such

24 amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may

25 demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment
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1 adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to

2 the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.

3 The previous question shall be considered as ordered on

4 the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without

5 intervening motion except one motion to recommit with

6 or without instructions.