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House Calendar No. 76 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 420 

[Report No. 113–272] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1900) to provide for the timely 

consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law with respect to the siting, construction, expansion, or operation 

of any natural gas pipeline projects, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 19, 2013 

Mr. BURGESS, 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. 1900) to provide 

for the timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and 

approvals required under Federal law with respect to 

the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of any 

natural gas pipeline projects, and for other purposes. 

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 

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1 sideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required 

2 under Federal law with respect to the siting, construction, 

3 expansion, or operation of any natural gas pipeline 

4 projects. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 

5 with. All points of order against consideration of the bill 

6 are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill 

7 and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and con8 trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

9 Committee on Energy and Commerce. After general de10 bate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 

11 five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment in the nature 

12 of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy 

13 and Commerce now printed in the bill, it shall be in order 

14 to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amend15 ment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the na16 ture of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Com17 mittee Print 113-25. That amendment in the nature of 

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

19 against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are 

20 waived. No amendment to that amendment in the nature 

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

22 the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 

23 resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only in 

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

25 a Member designated in the report, shall be considered 


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

2 report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 

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

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

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

6 of order against such amendments are waived. At the con7 clusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 

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

9 such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member 

10 may demand a separate vote in the House on any amend11 ment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill 

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

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

14 considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto 

15 to final passage without intervening motion except one 

16 motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

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

18 November 22, 2013, through November 29, 2013— 

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

20 shall be considered as approved; and 

21 (b) the Chair may at any time declare the House ad22 journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 

23 clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an24 nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 


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1 SEC. 3. The Speaker may appoint Members to per2 form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 

3 addressed by section 2 of this resolution as though under 

4 clause 8(a) of rule I. 


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House Calendar No. 76 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 420 

[Report No. 113–272] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1900) 

pipeline projects, and for other purposes. tion, expansion, or operation of any natural gas Federal law with respect to the siting, construccenses, permits, and approvals required under to provide for the timely consideration of all liNOVEMBER 19, 2013 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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