H. Res. 656 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

October 29, 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. 823) to provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation 

areas in the State of Colorado, 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. The amendment in the nature of a substitute 

recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now 

printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in 

part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
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panying 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 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. 
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SEC. 2. 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. 

1373) to protect, for current and future generations, the watershed, ecosystem, and cultural heritage of the Grand Canyon region in the State of Arizona, 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 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. No amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in 

order except those printed in part C of the report of the 

Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such 

amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the 
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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. 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. 

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. 

2181) to provide for the withdrawal and protection of certain 

Federal land in the State of New 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 
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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. The 

amendment printed in part D 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 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 E 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 
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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. 4. On any legislative day during the period from 

November 1, 2019, through November 11, 2019— 

(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 addressed by section 4 of this resolution as though under clause 

8(a) of rule I. 

SEC. 6. Each day during the period addressed by section 

4 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar or legislative day for purposes of clause 7(c)(1) of rule XXII. 

SEC. 7. Each day during the period addressed by section 

4 of this resolution shall not constitute a legislative day for 

purposes of clause 7 of rule XV. 

Attest: 

Clerk.