H. Res. 1248 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

April 15, 2010. 

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. 4715) to amend the Federal Water Pollution 

Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, 

and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be 

dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of 

the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 

of rule XXI. 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 

Transportation and Infrastructure. After general debate the 

bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 

rule. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order 

against provisions in the bill are waived. Notwithstanding 

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

in order except those printed in the report of the Committee 
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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. All points of order against such amendments 

are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule 

XXI. 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. In 

the case of sundry amendments reported from the Committee, the question of their adoption shall be put to the 

House en gros and without division of the question. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

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

Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure or his designee. The 

Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting 

words of the bill (as described in clause 9 of rule XVIII). 
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SEC. 3. The requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for 

a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on 

Rules on the same day it is presented to the House is waived 

with respect to any resolution reported through the legislative 

day of April 16, 2010, providing for consideration of a measure relating to the extension of unemployment insurance. 

SEC. 4. It shall be in order at any time through the legislative day of April 16, 2010, for the Speaker to entertain 

motions that the House suspend the rules relating to a measure addressing the extension of unemployment insurance. 

Attest: 

Clerk.