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House Calendar No. 20 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 178 

[Report No. 113–47] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 527) to amend the Helium 

Act to complete the privatization of the Federal helium reserve in a 

competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets 

while protecting the interests of American taxpayers, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 24, 2013 

Mr. BISHOP of Utah, 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. 527) to amend 

the Helium Act to complete the privatization of the Federal helium reserve in a competitive market fashion that 

ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting 

the interests of American taxpayers, and for other purposes. 

1 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 

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

3 rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 


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1 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider2 ation of the bill (H.R. 527) to amend the Helium Act to 

3 complete the privatization of the Federal helium reserve 

4 in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in 

5 the helium markets while protecting the interests of Amer6 ican taxpayers, and for other purposes. The first reading 

7 of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 

8 against consideration of the bill are waived. General de9 bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 

10 hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank11 ing minority member of the Committee on Natural Re12 sources. After general debate the bill shall be considered 

13 for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the 

14 amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 

15 the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the 

16 bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for 

17 the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an 

18 amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 

19 text of Rules Committee Print 113-9. That amendment 

20 in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. 

21 All points of order against that amendment in the nature 

22 of a substitute are waived. No amendment to that amend23 ment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except 

24 those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules ac25 companying this resolution. Each such amendment may 


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

2 be offered only by a Member designated in the report, 

3 shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 

4 specified in the report equally divided and controlled by 

5 the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 

6 amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi7 sion of the question in the House or in the Committee 

8 of the Whole. All points of order against such amendments 

9 are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 

10 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 

11 bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 

12 adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the 

13 House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 

14 the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature 

15 of a substitute made in order as original text. The previous 

16 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

17 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

18 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in19 structions. 

20 SEC. 2. On any legislative day during the period from 

21 April 27, 2013, through May 3, 2013— 

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

23 shall be considered as approved; and 

24 (b) the Chair may at any time declare the House ad25 journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 


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1 clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an2 nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 

3 SEC. 3. The Speaker may appoint Members to per4 form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 

5 addressed by section 2 of this resolution as though under 

6 clause 8(a) of rule I. 

7 SEC. 4. The Committee on Education and the Work8 force may, at any time before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 

9 30, 2013, file a report to accompany H.R. 1406. 


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House Calendar No. 20 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 178 

[Report No. 113–47] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 527) 

of American taxpayers, and for other purposes. the helium markets while protecting the interests petitive market fashion that ensures stability in ization of the Federal helium reserve in a comto amend the Helium Act to complete the privatAPRIL 24, 2013 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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