H. Res. 844 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

February 11, 2020. 

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. 2546) to designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as components of the National Wilderness Preservation 

System, 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. 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 116–50 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 the report of the Committee on Rules 

accompanying this resolution. 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. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be 

in order to consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J. 
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Res. 79) removing the deadline for the ratification of the 

equal rights amendment. All points of order against consideration of the joint resolution are waived. The amendment in 

the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 

the Judiciary now printed in the joint resolution shall be considered as adopted. The joint resolution, as amended, shall be 

considered as read. All points of order against provisions in 

the joint resolution, as amended, are waived. The previous 

question shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto, 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 the Judiciary; 

and (2) one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

SEC. 3. House Resolution 842 is hereby adopted. 

SEC. 4. On any legislative day during the period from 

February 14, 2020, through February 24, 2020— 

(a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day 

shall be considered as approved; and 

(b) the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 

clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 

SEC. 5. The Speaker may appoint Members to perform 

the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period ad-
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dressed by section 4 of this resolution as though under clause 

8(a) of rule I. 

Attest: 

Clerk.