H. Res. 490 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

June 3, 2009. 

Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 

shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 31) 

to provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North 

Carolina, and for other purposes. All points of order against 

consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under 

clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature 

of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural 

Resources now printed in the bill shall be considered as 

adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 

All points of order against provisions of the bill, as amended, 

are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided 

and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 

the Committee on Natural Resources; and (2) 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, de-
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clare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 

House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 

(H.R. 1385) to extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern 

Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock 

Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond 

Indian Tribe. 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 Natural Resources. 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 of 

a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources 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 except those arising under 

clause 10 of rule XXI. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule 

XVIII, no amendment to the committee amendment in the 

nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed 

in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
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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 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. 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 

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

Attest: 

Clerk.