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Committee on Education and the Workforce; and (2) one mo-
tion to recommit. 
SEC. 2. At any time after the adoption of this resolution 
the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, de-
clare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 3409) to limit the authority of the Secretary of the In-
terior to issue regulations before December 31, 2013, under 
the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. 
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 resolution and shall not exceed one hour 
equally divided among and controlled by the chair and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources, 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce, and the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill, it shall 
be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Com-
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mittee Print 112–32. That amendment in the nature of a 
substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are 
waived. No amendment to that amendment in the nature of 
a substitute shall be in order except those printed in the re-
port 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 des-
ignated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be de-
batable 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 de-
mand 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 amendment in the nature of 
a substitute made in order as original text. The previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
amendments thereto to final passage without intervening mo-
tion except one motion to recommit with or without instruc-
tions.
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SEC. 3. On any legislative day during the period from 
September 22, 2012, through November 12, 2012— 
(a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day 
shall be considered as approved; 
(b) the Chair may at any time declare the House ad-
journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 
clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an-
nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment; and 
(c) bills and resolutions introduced during the period ad-
dressed by this section shall be numbered, listed in the Con-
gressional Record, and when printed shall bear the date of in-
troduction, but may be referred by the Speaker at a later 
time. 
SEC. 4. The Speaker may appoint Members to perform 
the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period ad-
dressed by section 3 of this resolution as though under clause 
8(a) of rule I. 
SEC. 5. Each day during the period addressed by section 
3 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar day for 
purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolution (50 
U.S.C. 1546). 
SEC. 6. Each day during the period addressed by section 
3 of this resolution shall not constitute a legislative day for 
purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII.
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SEC. 7. Each day during the period addressed by section 
3 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar or legisla-
tive day for purposes of clause 7(c)(1) of rule XXII. 
Attest: 
Clerk.