H. Res. 548 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

September 10, 2019. 

Resolved, That at any time after 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. 205) to amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act 

of 2006 to permanently extend the moratorium on leasing in 

certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico. 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 amendments specified in this section 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. An 

amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 

text of Rules Committee Print 116–29, modified by the 

amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee 

on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as 
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adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. 

The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill 

for the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute 

rule and shall be considered as read. All points of order 

against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. No 

further amendment to the bill, as amended, shall be in order 

except those printed in part B of the report of the Committee 

on Rules. Each such further 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 

further amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise 

and report the bill, as amended, to the House with such further amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 

question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto to final passage 

without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

with or without instructions. 

SEC. 2. At any time after adoption of this resolution the 

Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare 
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the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House 

on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 

1146) to amend Public Law 115–97 (commonly known as the 

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) to repeal the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas 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. General debate shall be confined to the bill and amendments specified 

in this section 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 fiveminute rule. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources 

now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116– 

30, modified by the amendment printed in part C of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, 

shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered 

as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment 

under the five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. 

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

are waived. No further amendment to the bill, as amended, 

shall be in order except those printed in part D of the report 
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of the Committee on Rules. Each such further 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 further amendments are waived. 

At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment 

the Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to 

the House with such further amendments as may have been 

adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 

on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment 

thereto to final passage without intervening motion except 

one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

SEC. 3. At any time after 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. 

1941) to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to 

prohibit the Secretary of the Interior including in any leasing 

program certain planning areas, 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. General de-
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bate shall be confined to the bill and amendments specified 

in this section 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 fiveminute rule. An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116–31, modified by the amendment printed in part E of the report of the 

Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be 

considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of 

the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the 

original bill for the purpose of further amendment under the 

five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. All points 

of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are 

waived. No further amendment to the bill, as amended, shall 

be in order except those printed in part F of the report of 

the Committee on Rules. Each such further 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 further amendments are waived. At the 
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conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 

Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the 

House with such further amendments as may have been 

adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 

on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment 

thereto to final passage without intervening motion except 

one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

Attest: 

Clerk.