H. Res. 748 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

December 10, 2019. 

Resolved, That 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. 729) to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 

1972 to authorize grants to Indian Tribes to further achievement of Tribal coastal zone objectives, 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 five-minute rule. An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 

Print 116–40 shall be considered as adopted in the House 

and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, 
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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. 

SEC. 2. (a) No further amendment to the bill, as amended, shall be in order except those printed in the report of the 

Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution and 

amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution. 

(b) Each further amendment printed in the report of the 

Committee on Rules shall be considered 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. 

(c) All points of order against the further amendments 

printed in the report of the Committee on Rules or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution are 

waived. 

SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chair of 

the Committee on Natural Resources or his designee to offer 

amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in the 

report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolu-
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tion not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 

chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 

Natural Resources or their designees, 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. 

SEC. 4. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 

amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to 

the House with such further amendments as may have been 

adopted. 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.