H. Res. 640 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

March 15, 2016. 

Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall 

be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 4596) to 

ensure that small business providers of broadband Internet 

access service can devote resources to broadband deployment 

rather than compliance with cumbersome regulatory requirements. All points of order against consideration of the bill are 

waived. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now 

printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. The bill, 

as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order 

against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The 

previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, 

as amended, and on any further amendment thereto, to final 

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

debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce; (2) the further amendment printed in part A of the 

report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolu-
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tion, if offered by the Member designated in the report, which 

shall be in order without intervention of any point of order, 

shall be considered as read, shall be separately debatable for 

the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled 

by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject 

to a demand for division of the question; and (3) one motion 

to recommit with or without instructions. 

SEC. 2. 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. 

3797) to establish the bases by which the Administrator of 

the Environmental Protection Agency shall issue, implement, 

and enforce certain emission limitations and allocations for 

existing electric utility steam generating units that convert 

coal refuse into energy. 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 Energy and Commerce. After general debate 

the bill shall be considered for amendment under the fiveminute rule. The bill shall be considered as read. All points 

of order against provisions in the bill are waived. No amendment to the bill shall be in order except those printed in part 
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B of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 

resolution. 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. The previous question shall be considered as 

ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

with or without instructions. 

Attest: 

Clerk.