H. Res. 385 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

October 23, 2013. 

Resolved, That at any time after the 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. 3080) 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. 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 Transportation and Infrastructure. After general debate 

the bill shall be considered for amendment under the fiveminute rule. 

SEC. 2. (a) In lieu of the amendment in the nature of 

a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill, it shall be 
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in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 

amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the 

nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113–24. That amendment in the nature of a 

substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order 

against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are 

waived. 

(b) No amendment to the amendment in the nature of 

a substitute made in order as original text shall be in order 

except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 

accompanying this resolution and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution. 

(c) Each amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules shall be considered 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. 

(d) All points of order against amendments printed in 

the report of the Committee on Rules or amendments en bloc 

described in section 3 of this resolution are waived. 
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SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chair of 

the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure or his 

designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

or their designees, 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. The original 

proponent of an amendment included in such amendments en 

bloc may insert a statement in the Congressional Record immediately before the disposition of the amendments en bloc. 

SEC. 4. 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 amendment in the nature of a substitute 

made in order as original text. The previous question shall be 

considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
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final passage without intervening motion except one motion 

to recommit with or without instructions. 

Attest: 

Clerk.