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House Calendar No. 150 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 892 

[Report No. 114–790] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5303) to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for 

the conservation and development of water and related resources, and 

for other purposes; providing for consideration of motions to suspend 

the rules; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 

respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 

Mr. WOODALL, 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. 5303) to provide 

for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United 

States, to provide for the conservation and development 

of water and related resources, and for other purposes; 

providing for consideration of motions to suspend the 

rules; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule 

XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions 

reported from the Committee on Rules. 


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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. 5303) to provide for improvements 

6 to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide 

7 for the conservation and development of water and related 

8 resources, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 

9 bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 

10 consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall 

11 be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal12 ly divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minor13 ity member of the Committee on Transportation and In14 frastructure. After general debate the bill shall be consid15 ered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu 

16 of the amendment in the nature of a substitute rec17 ommended by the Committee on Transportation and In18 frastructure now printed in the bill, it shall be in order 

19 to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amend20 ment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the na21 ture of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Com22 mittee Print 114-65. That amendment in the nature of 

23 a substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order 

24 against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are 

25 waived. No amendment to that amendment in the nature 


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1 of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in 

2 the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 

3 resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only in 

4 the order printed in the report, may be offered only by 

5 a Member designated in the report, shall be considered 

6 as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 

7 report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 

8 an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 

9 not be subject to a demand for division of the question 

10 in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points 

11 of order against such amendments are waived. At the con12 clusion of consideration of the bill for amendment pursu13 ant to this resolution, the Committee of the Whole shall 

14 rise without motion. No further consideration of the bill 

15 shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent order 

16 of the House. 

17 SEC. 2. It shall be in order at any time on the legisla18 tive day of September 29, 2016, or September 30, 2016, 

19 for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House sus20 pend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV. The 

21 Speaker or his designee shall consult with the Minority 

22 Leader or her designee on the designation of any matter 

23 for consideration pursuant to this section. 

24 SEC. 3. The requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 

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1 mittee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the 

2 House is waived with respect to any resolution reported 

3 through the legislative day of September 30, 2016, relat4 ing to a measure making or continuing appropriations for 

5 the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017. 


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House Calendar No. 150 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 892 

[Report No. 114–790] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5303) 

olutions reported from the Committee on Rules. XIII with respect to consideration of certain resand waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule for consideration of motions to suspend the rules; lated resources, and for other purposes; providing conservation and development of water and reharbors of the United States, to provide for the to provide for improvements to the rivers and 

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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