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House Calendar No. 137 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 715 
[Report No. 113–581] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5078) to preserve existing rights 
and responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States, and 
for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the resolution 
(H. Res. 644) condemning and disapproving of the Obama administra-
tion’s failure to comply with the lawful statutory requirement to notify 
Congress before releasing individuals detained at United States Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and expressing national security con-
cerns over the release of five Taliban leaders and the repercussions 
of negotiating with terrorists. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 
Mr. BISHOP of Utah, 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. 5078) to pre-
serve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to 
waters of the United States, and for other purposes, 
and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. 
Res. 644) condemning and disapproving of the Obama 
administration’s failure to comply with the lawful statu-
tory requirement to notify Congress before releasing indi-
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viduals detained at United States Naval Station, Guanta-
namo Bay, Cuba, and expressing national security con-
cerns over the release of five Taliban leaders and the 
repercussions of negotiating with terrorists. 
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso-
lution 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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 5078) to preserve existing rights 
and responsibilities with respect to waters of the United 
States, 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 equal-
ly divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minor-
ity member of the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure. After general debate the bill shall be consid-
ered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill 
shall be considered as read. All points of order against 
provisions in the bill are waived. No amendment to the 
bill shall be in order except those printed in the report 
of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 
Each such 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 
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divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 
shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be sub-
ject 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. 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 in-
structions. 
SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
in order without intervention of any point of order to con-
sider in the House the resolution (H. Res. 644) con-
demning and disapproving of the Obama administration’s 
failure to comply with the lawful statutory requirement to 
notify Congress before releasing individuals detained at 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 
and expressing national security concerns over the release 
of five Taliban leaders and the repercussions of negoti-
ating with terrorists. The amendments to the resolution 
and the preamble recommended by the Committee on 
Armed Services now printed in the resolution shall be con-
sidered as adopted. The resolution, as amended, shall be 
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considered as read. The previous question shall be consid-
ered as ordered on the resolution and preamble, as amend-
ed, to adoption without intervening motion except: (1) one 
hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed 
Services; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. 
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House Calendar No. 137 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 715 
[Report No. 113–581] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5078) 
to preserve existing rights and responsibilities 
with respect to waters of the United States, and 
for other purposes, and providing for consider-
ation of the resolution (H. Res. 644) condemning 
and disapproving of the Obama administration’s 
failure to comply with the lawful statutory re-
quirement to notify Congress before releasing in-
dividuals detained at United States Naval Sta-
tion, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and expressing na-
tional security concerns over the release of five 
Taliban leaders and the repercussions of negoti-
ating with terrorists. 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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