H. Res. 583 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

January 12, 2016. 

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. 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. 

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 Natural Resources. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order 

to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 

under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of 

a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in 
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the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All 

points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in 

order except those printed in 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. 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 

committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 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. 
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SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider in the House 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. 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 provisions in the joint resolution are waived. 

The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 

joint resolution and on any 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 Transportation and 

Infrastructure; and (2) one motion to commit. 

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

order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3662) to enhance congressional oversight over the administration of 

sanctions against certain Iranian terrorism financiers, and 

for other purposes. All points of order against consideration 

of the bill are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. 

All points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. 

The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 

bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage without 
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intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and (2) one motion 

to recommit. 

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

January 14, 2016, through January 22, 2016— 

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

shall be considered as approved; and 

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

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

SEC. 5. The Speaker may appoint Members to perform 

the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 4 of this resolution as though under clause 

8(a) of rule I. 

Attest: 

Clerk.