H. Res. 231 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

April 30, 2015. 

Resolved, That at any time after 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. 1732) to preserve existing rights and responsibilities 

with respect to waters of the United States, 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 equally divided and controlled by the 

chair 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 in the nature of a substitute 

recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under 

the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a sub-
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stitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114– 

13 modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 

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. No amendment to 

that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in 

order except those printed in part B of the report of the 

Committee on Rules. 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. 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 mo-
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tion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider the conference report to accompany the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 11) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal 

year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels 

for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. All points of order 

against the conference report and against its consideration 

are waived. The conference report shall be considered as read. 

The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 

conference report to its adoption without intervening motion 

except one hour of debate. 

SEC. 3. Section 604(g) of the District of Columbia 

Home Rule Act shall not apply in the case of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 43) disapproving the action of the District of 

Columbia Council in approving the Reproductive Health NonDiscrimination Amendment Act of 2014. 

SEC. 4. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 

43) disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination 

Amendment Act of 2014. All points of order against consideration of the joint resolution are waived. The joint resolution 

shall be considered as read. All points of order against provi-
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sions in the joint resolution are waived. The joint resolution 

shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled 

by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee 

on Oversight and Government Reform or their respective designees. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 

on the joint resolution to final passage without intervening 

motion except one motion to recommit (if otherwise in order). 

Attest: 

Clerk.