H. Res. 583 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
January 12, 2016. 
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. 1644) to amend the Surface Mining Control and Rec-
lamation Act of 1977 to ensure transparency in the develop-
ment of environmental regulations, 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 ex-
ceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Re-
sources. 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 Re-
sources now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in
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the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All 
points of order against the committee amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute are waived. No amendment to the com-
mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute 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 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 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 pre-
vious 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. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
order to consider in the House the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 
22) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 
of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the 
Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency 
relating to the definition of ‘‘waters of the United States’’ 
under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. All points of 
order against consideration of the joint resolution are waived. 
The joint resolution shall be considered as read. All points of 
order against provisions in the joint resolution are waived. 
The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
joint resolution and on any amendment thereto to final pas-
sage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of de-
bate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure; and (2) one motion to commit. 
SEC. 3. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3662) to en-
hance congressional oversight over the administration of 
sanctions against certain Iranian terrorism financiers, and 
for other purposes. All points of order against consideration 
of the bill are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. 
All points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. 
The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage without
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intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally di-
vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority mem-
ber of the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and (2) one motion 
to recommit. 
SEC. 4. On any legislative day during the period from 
January 14, 2016, through January 22, 2016— 
(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-
dressed by section 4 of this resolution as though under clause 
8(a) of rule I. 
Attest: 
Clerk.