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House Calendar No. 184 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1248 

[Report No. 111–463] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4715) to amend the Federal 

Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) 

of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported 

from the Committee on Rules, and providing for consideration of motions 

to suspend the rules. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 14, 2010 

Ms. PINGREE of Maine, 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. 4715) to amend 

the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize 

the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes, 

waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 

respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported 

from the Committee on Rules, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. 

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

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


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1 rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 

2 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider3 ation of the bill (H.R. 4715) to amend the Federal Water 

4 Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary 

5 Program, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 

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

7 consideration of the bill are waived except those arising 

8 under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General debate shall 

9 be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal10 ly divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minor11 ity member of the Committee on Transportation and In12 frastructure. After general debate the bill shall be consid13 ered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill 

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

15 provisions in the bill are waived. Notwithstanding clause 

16 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the bill shall be in 

17 order except those printed in the report of the Committee 

18 on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such amend19 ment may be offered only in the order printed in the re20 port, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 

21 report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 

22 the time specified in the report equally divided and con23 trolled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be 

24 subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a de25 mand for division of the question. All points of order 


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1 against such amendments are waived except those arising 

2 under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. At the conclusion of 

3 consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee 

4 shall rise and report the bill to the House with such 

5 amendments as may have been adopted. In the case of 

6 sundry amendments reported from the Committee, the 

7 question of their adoption shall be put to the House en 

8 gros and without division of the question. The previous 

9 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

10 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

11 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in12 structions. 

13 SEC. 2. The Chair may entertain a motion that the 

14 Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Com15 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure or his des16 ignee. The Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out 

17 the enacting words of the bill (as described in clause 9 

18 of rule XVIII). 

19 SEC. 3. The requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 

20 for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Com21 mittee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the 

22 House is waived with respect to any resolution reported 

23 through the legislative day of April 16, 2010, providing 

24 for consideration of a measure relating to the extension 

25 of unemployment insurance. 


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1 SEC. 4. It shall be in order at any time through the 

2 legislative day of April 16, 2010, for the Speaker to enter3 tain motions that the House suspend the rules relating 

4 to a measure addressing the extension of unemployment 

5 insurance. 


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House Calendar No. 184 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1248 

[Report No. 111–463] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4715) 

sideration of motions to suspend the rules. the Committee on Rules, and providing for conconsideration of certain resolutions reported from ment of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to gram, and for other purposes, waiving a requireAct to reauthorize the National Estuary Proto amend the Federal Water Pollution Control 

APRIL 14, 2010 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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