H. Res. 844 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
February 11, 2020. 
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolu-
tion 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 Colo-
rado 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 consider-
ation 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 con-
sidered 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 speci-
fied in the report equally divided and controlled by the pro-
ponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, 
and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the ques-
tion 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 consider-
ation 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 con-
sidered 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 resolu-
tion, 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 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. 
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.