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House Calendar No. 187 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1305 

[Report No. 111–468] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2499) to provide for a federally 

sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 27, 2010 

Mr. POLIS, 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. 2499) to provide 

for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for 

the people of Puerto Rico. 

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 

4 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 2499) to provide for a federally 

6 sanctioned self-determination process for the people of 

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1 pensed with. All points of order against consideration of 

2 the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 

3 10 of rule XXI. General debate shall be confined to the 

4 bill and shall not exceed one hour and 30 minutes, with 

5 one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and 

6 ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural 

7 Resources and 30 minutes controlled by Representative 

8 Velazquez of New York or her designee. After general de9 bate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 

10 five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an 

11 original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five12 minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 

13 recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources 

14 now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the 

15 nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All 

16 points of order against the committee amendment in the 

17 nature of a substitute are waived except those arising 

18 under clause 10 of rule XXI. Notwithstanding clause 11 

19 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the committee amend20 ment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except 

21 those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules ac22 companying this resolution. Each such amendment may 

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

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

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


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1 specified in the report equally divided and controlled by 

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

3 amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi4 sion of the question. All points of order against such 

5 amendments are waived except those arising under clause 

6 9 or 10 of rule XXI. At the conclusion of consideration 

7 of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and 

8 report the bill to the House with such amendments as may 

9 have been adopted. The previous question shall be consid10 ered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 

11 final passage without intervening motion except one mo12 tion to recommit with or without instructions. 

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 Natural Resources or his designee. The Chair 

16 may not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting 

17 words of the bill (as described in clause 9 of rule XVIII). 


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House Calendar No. 187 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1305 

[Report No. 111–468] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2499) 

mination process for the people of Puerto Rico. to provide for a federally sanctioned self-deterAPRIL 27, 2010 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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