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House Calendar No. 86 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 583 

[Report No. 114–395] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to amend the Surface 

Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to ensure transparency 

in the development of environmental regulations, and for other purposes; 

providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 22) providing 

for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States 

Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of ‘‘waters of the 

United States’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; providing 

for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3662) to enhance congressional oversight over the administration of sanctions against certain Iranian terrorism financiers, and for other purposes; and providing for proceedings 

during the period from January 14, 2016, through January 22, 2016. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 11, 2016 

Mr. NEWHOUSE, 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. 1644) to amend 

the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 

to ensure transparency in the development of environmental regulations, and for other purposes; providing 

for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 22) 

providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 


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of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted 

by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of ‘‘waters of 

the United States’’ under the Federal Water Pollution 

Control Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 

3662) to enhance congressional oversight over the administration of sanctions against certain Iranian terrorism 

financiers, and for other purposes; and providing for 

proceedings during the period from January 14, 2016, 

through January 22, 2016. 

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. 1644) to amend the Surface Mining 

6 Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to ensure trans7 parency in the development of environmental regulations, 

8 and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall 

9 be dispensed with. All points of order against consider10 ation of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con11 fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di12 vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

13 member of the Committee on Natural Resources. After 

14 general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 

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

16 as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under 

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1 stitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Re2 sources now printed in the bill. The committee amendment 

3 in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. 

4 All points of order against the committee amendment in 

5 the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to 

6 the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute 

7 shall be in order except those printed in the report of the 

8 Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each 

9 such amendment may be offered only in the order printed 

10 in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated 

11 in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debat12 able for the time specified in the report equally divided 

13 and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall 

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

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

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

17 such amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consid18 eration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise 

19 and report the bill to the House with such amendments 

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

21 separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 

22 in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the com23 mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The pre24 vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 

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1 vening motion except one motion to recommit with or 

2 without instructions. 

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

4 in order to consider in the House the joint resolution (S.J. 

5 Res. 22) providing for congressional disapproval under 

6 chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule sub7 mitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental 

8 Protection Agency relating to the definition of ‘‘waters of 

9 the United States’’ under the Federal Water Pollution 

10 Control Act. All points of order against consideration of 

11 the joint resolution are waived. The joint resolution shall 

12 be considered as read. All points of order against provi13 sions in the joint resolution are waived. The previous ques14 tion shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution 

15 and on any amendment thereto to final passage without 

16 intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally 

17 divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

18 member of the Committee on Transportation and Infra19 structure; and (2) one motion to commit. 

20 SEC. 3. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 

21 in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3662) 

22 to enhance congressional oversight over the administration 

23 of sanctions against certain Iranian terrorism financiers, 

24 and for other purposes. All points of order against consid25 eration of the bill are waived. The bill shall be considered 


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1 as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill 

2 are waived. The previous question shall be considered as 

3 ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final 

4 passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour 

5 of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and 

6 ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign 

7 Affairs; and (2) one motion to recommit. 

8 SEC. 4. On any legislative day during the period from 

9 January 14, 2016, through January 22, 2016— 

10 (a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day 

11 shall be considered as approved; and 

12 (b) the Chair may at any time declare the House ad13 journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 

14 clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an15 nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 

16 SEC. 5. The Speaker may appoint Members to per17 form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 

18 addressed by section 4 of this resolution as though under 

19 clause 8(a) of rule I. 


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House Calendar No. 86 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 583 

[Report No. 114–395] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) 

January 14, 2016, through January 22, 2016. providing for proceedings during the period from terrorism financiers, and for other purposes; and ministration of sanctions against certain Iranian to enhance congressional oversight over the adviding for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3662) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; prodefinition of ‘‘waters of the United States’’ under vironmental Protection Agency relating to the submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Enter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule viding for congressional disapproval under chapation of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 22) proand for other purposes; providing for considerthe development of environmental regulations, lamation Act of 1977 to ensure transparency in to amend the Surface Mining Control and RecJANUARY 11, 2016 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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