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House Calendar No. 49 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 369 

[Report No. 114–216] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1599) to amend the Federal 

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to food produced from, 

containing, or consisting of a bioengineered organism, the labeling of 

natural foods, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration 

of the bill (H.R. 1734) to amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal 

Act to encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal combustion residuals 

and establish requirements for the proper management and disposal 

of coal combustion residuals that are protective of human health and 

the environment. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 21, 2015 

Mr. BYRNE, 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. 1599) to amend 

the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect 

to food produced from, containing, or consisting of a 

bioengineered organism, the labeling of natural foods, 

and for other purposes, and providing for consideration 

of the bill (H.R. 1734) to amend subtitle D of the 

Solid Waste Disposal Act to encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal combustion residuals and establish 

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requirements for the proper management and disposal 

of coal combustion residuals that are protective of human 

health and the environment. 

1 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso2 lution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 

3 XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of 

4 the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 1599) to amend the Federal Food, 

6 Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to food produced 

7 from, containing, or consisting of a bioengineered orga8 nism, the labeling of natural foods, and for other purposes. 

9 The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All 

10 points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. 

11 General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not 

12 exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair 

13 and ranking minority member of the Committee on En14 ergy and Commerce. After general debate the bill shall be 

15 considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In 

16 lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute rec17 ommended by the Committee on Agriculture now printed 

18 in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original 

19 bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute 

20 rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting 

21 of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-24 modified by 

22 the amendment printed in part A of the report of the Com23 mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution. That 

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1 amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be consid2 ered as read. All points of order against that amendment 

3 in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment 

4 to that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 

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

6 the Committee on Rules. Each such amendment may be 

7 offered only in the order printed in the report, may be 

8 offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall 

9 be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time spec10 ified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 

11 proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amend12 ment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 

13 of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 

14 Whole. All points of order against such amendments are 

15 waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 

16 amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill 

17 to the House with such amendments as may have been 

18 adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the 

19 House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 

20 the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature 

21 of a substitute made in order as original text. The previous 

22 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

23 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

24 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in25 structions. 

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1 SEC. 2. At any time after adoption of this resolution 

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

3 declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 

4 Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration 

5 of the bill (H.R. 1734) to amend subtitle D of the Solid 

6 Waste Disposal Act to encourage recovery and beneficial 

7 use of coal combustion residuals and establish require8 ments for the proper management and disposal of coal 

9 combustion residuals that are protective of human health 

10 and the environment. The first reading of the bill shall 

11 be dispensed with. All points of order against consider12 ation of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con13 fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di14 vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

15 member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 

16 After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

17 amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be 

18 considered as read. All points of order against provisions 

19 in the bill are waived. No amendment to the bill shall be 

20 in order except those printed in part C of the report of 

21 the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 

22 Each such amendment may be offered only in the order 

23 printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 

24 designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall 

25 be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 

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1 divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 

2 shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be sub3 ject to a demand for division of the question in the House 

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

5 against such amendments are waived. At the conclusion 

6 of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee 

7 shall rise and report the bill to the House with such 

8 amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 

9 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

10 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

11 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in12 structions. 

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House Calendar No. 49 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 369 

[Report No. 114–216] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1599) 

ronment. that are protective of human health and the enviment and disposal of coal combustion residuals establish requirements for the proper managebeneficial use of coal combustion residuals and Waste Disposal Act to encourage recovery and bill (H.R. 1734) to amend subtitle D of the Solid purposes, and providing for consideration of the nism, the labeling of natural foods, and for other taining, or consisting of a bioengineered orgaAct with respect to food produced from, conto amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 

JULY 21, 2015 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 

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