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House Calendar No. 73 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 844 

[Report No. 116–395] 

Providing 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; providing for consideration 

of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 79) removing the deadline for the 

ratification of the equal rights amendment; and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 10, 2020 

Ms. SCANLON, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

RESOLUTION 

Providing 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; providing for consideration of 

the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 79) removing the deadline 

for the ratification of the equal rights amendment; and 

for other purposes. 

1 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso2 lution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 

3 XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of 


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1 the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider2 ation of the bill (H.R. 2546) to designate certain lands 

3 in the State of Colorado as components of the National 

4 Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes. 

5 The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All 

6 points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. 

7 General debate shall be confined to the bill and amend8 ments specified in this section and shall not exceed one 

9 hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank10 ing minority member of the Committee on Natural Re11 sources. After general debate the bill shall be considered 

12 for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the 

13 amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 

14 the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the 

15 bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting 

16 of the text of Rules Committee Print 116–50 shall be con17 sidered as adopted in the House and in the Committee 

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

19 as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment 

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

21 All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amend22 ed, are waived. No further amendment to the bill, as 

23 amended, shall be in order except those printed in the re24 port of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolu25 tion. Each such further amendment may be offered only 


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1 in the order printed in the report, may be offered only 

2 by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered 

3 as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 

4 report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 

5 an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 

6 not be subject to a demand for division of the question 

7 in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points 

8 of order against such further amendments are waived. At 

9 the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment 

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

11 to the House with such further amendments as may have 

12 been adopted. The previous question shall be considered 

13 as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further 

14 amendment thereto to final passage without intervening 

15 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in16 structions. 

17 SEC. 2. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall 

18 be in order to consider in the House the joint resolution 

19 (H.J. Res. 79) removing the deadline for the ratification 

20 of the equal rights amendment. All points of order against 

21 consideration of the joint resolution are waived. The 

22 amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 

23 the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the joint 

24 resolution shall be considered as adopted. The joint resolu25 tion, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points 


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1 of order against provisions in the joint resolution, as 

2 amended, are waived. The previous question shall be con3 sidered as ordered on the joint resolution, as amended, 

4 and on any further amendment thereto, to final passage 

5 without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate 

6 equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 

7 minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary; and 

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

9 SEC. 3. House Resolution 842 is hereby adopted. 

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

11 February 14, 2020, through February 24, 2020— 

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

13 shall be considered as approved; and 

14 (b) the Chair may at any time declare the House ad15 journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 

16 clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an17 nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 

18 SEC. 5. The Speaker may appoint Members to per19 form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 

20 addressed by section 4 of this resolution as though under 

21 clause 8(a) of rule I. 


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House Calendar No. 73 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 844 

[Report No. 116–395] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2546) 

for other purposes. ratification of the equal rights amendment; and (H.J. Res. 79) removing the deadline for the providing for consideration of the joint resolution Preservation System, and for other purposes; rado as components of the National Wilderness to designate certain lands in the State of ColoFEBRUARY 10, 2020 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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