H. Res. 315 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

July 24, 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. 2218) to amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste 

Disposal Act to encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal 

combustion residuals and establish requirements for the proper management and disposal of coal combustion residuals 

that are protective of human health and the environment. 

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 Energy and 

Commerce. After general debate the bill shall be considered 

for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in 

order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature 
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of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy 

and Commerce now printed in the bill. The committee 

amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered 

as read. All points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment 

to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute 

shall be in order except those printed in part A of the report 

of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 

Each such amendment may be offered 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. All points of order against such 

amendments are waived. 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 committee amendment in the 

nature of a substitute. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final 
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passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

SEC. 2. 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. 1582) to protect consumers by prohibiting the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating as final certain energy-related rules that are estimated to cost more than $1 billion and will cause significant 

adverse effects to the economy. 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 Energy and Commerce. After general debate 

the bill shall be considered for amendment under the fiveminute rule. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill, it shall be 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 113–19. That 

amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered 

as read. All points of order against that amendment in the 
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nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to that 

amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in part B of the report of the Committee 

on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such amendment may be offered 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. 

All points of order against such amendments are waived. 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 final passage 
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without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

with or without instructions. 

Attest: 

Clerk.