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House Calendar No. 89 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 501 

[Report No. 113–374] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2824) to amend the Surface 

Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to stop the ongoing waste 

by the Department of the Interior of taxpayer resources and implement 

the final rule on excess spoil, mining waste, and buffers for perennial 

and intermittent streams, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2641) to provide for improved coordination of 

agency actions in the preparation and adoption of environmental documents for permitting determinations, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 5, 2014 

Mr. WEBSTER, 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. 2824) to amend 

the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 

to stop the ongoing waste by the Department of the 

Interior of taxpayer resources and implement the final 

rule on excess spoil, mining waste, and buffers for perennial and intermittent streams, and for other purposes; 

providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2641) to 

provide for improved coordination of agency actions in 


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the preparation and adoption of environmental documents for permitting determinations, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. 

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. 2824) to amend the Surface Mining 

6 Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to stop the ongoing 

7 waste by the Department of the Interior of taxpayer re8 sources and implement the final rule on excess spoil, min9 ing waste, and buffers for perennial and intermittent 

10 streams, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 

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

12 consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall 

13 be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal14 ly divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minor15 ity member of the Committee on Natural Resources. After 

16 general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 

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

18 as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under 

19 the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a sub20 stitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 

21 113-41 modified by the amendment printed in part A of 

22 the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 


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1 resolution. That amendment in the nature of a substitute 

2 shall be considered as read. All points of order against 

3 that amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. 

4 No amendment to that amendment in the nature of a sub5 stitute shall be in order except those printed in part B 

6 of the report of the Committee on Rules. Each such 

7 amendment may be offered only in the order printed in 

8 the report, may be offered only by a Member designated 

9 in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debat10 able for the time specified in the report equally divided 

11 and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall 

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

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

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

15 such amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consid16 eration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise 

17 and report the bill to the House with such amendments 

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

19 separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 

20 in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amend21 ment in the nature of a substitute made in order as origi22 nal text. The previous question shall be considered as or23 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

24 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

25 with or without instructions. 


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1 SEC. 2. At any time after adoption of this resolution 

2 the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, 

3 declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 

4 Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration 

5 of the bill (H.R. 2641) to provide for improved coordina6 tion of agency actions in the preparation and adoption of 

7 environmental documents for permitting determinations, 

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 the Judiciary. After general 

14 debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under 

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

16 an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 

17 five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a sub18 stitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 

19 113-39. That amendment in the nature of a substitute 

20 shall be considered as read. All points of order against 

21 that amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. 

22 No amendment to that amendment in the nature of a sub23 stitute shall be in order except those printed in part C 

24 of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 

25 this resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only 


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1 in the order printed in the report, may be offered only 

2 by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered 

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

4 report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 

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

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

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

8 of order against such amendments are waived. At the con9 clusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 

10 Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 

11 such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member 

12 may demand a separate vote in the House on any amend13 ment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill 

14 or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made 

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

16 considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto 

17 to final passage without intervening motion except one 

18 motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

19 SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time on the legisla20 tive day of March 6, 2014, for the Speaker to entertain 

21 motions that the House suspend the rules, as though 

22 under clause 1 of rule XV, relating to a measure address23 ing loan guarantees to Ukraine. 


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House Calendar No. 89 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 501 

[Report No. 113–374] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2824) 

for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. minations, and for other purposes; and providing of environmental documents for permitting deteragency actions in the preparation and adoption 2641) to provide for improved coordination of providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. and intermittent streams, and for other purposes; spoil, mining waste, and buffers for perennial sources and implement the final rule on excess by the Department of the Interior of taxpayer relamation Act of 1977 to stop the ongoing waste to amend the Surface Mining Control and RecMARCH 5, 2014 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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