•HRES 316 RH 
regarding air pollution from Outer Continental Shelf ac-
tivities. 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 equally divided and con-
trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce. After general de-
bate the bill shall be considered 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 part A of 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 divided and controlled by 
the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi-
sion 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 or-
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dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. 
SEC. 2. At any time after the 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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 1249) to amend title 35, United 
States Code, to provide for patent reform. The first read-
ing of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 
against consideration of the bill are waived. An initial pe-
riod of general debate shall be confined to the question 
of the constitutionality of the bill and shall not exceed 20 
minutes equally divided and controlled by Representative 
Smith of Texas and Representative Kaptur of Ohio or 
their respective designees. A subsequent period of general 
debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 
one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judici-
ary. 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 amend-
ment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
the Judiciary now printed in the bill. The committee 
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amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be consid-
ered as read. All points of order against the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No 
amendment to the committee amendment in the nature 
of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in 
part B of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution. Each such amendment may be of-
fered only in the order printed in the report, may be of-
fered only by a Member designated in the report, shall 
be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time spec-
ified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amend-
ment, and shall not be subject 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. 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 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 instructions. 
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SEC. 3. Upon receipt of a message from the Senate 
transmitting H.R. 1249 with a Senate amendment or 
amendments thereto, it shall be in order to consider in 
the House without intervention of any point of order a 
single motion offered by the chair of the Committee on 
the Judiciary or his designee that the House disagree to 
the Senate amendment or amendments and request or 
agree to a conference with the Senate thereon. The motion 
shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and con-
trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on the Judiciary. The previous question shall 
be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption 
without intervening motion or demand for division of the 
question. 
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House Calendar No. 46 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 316 
[Report No. 112–111] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) 
to amend the Clean Air Act regarding air pollu-
tion from Outer Continental Shelf activities, and 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
1249) to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
provide for patent reform. 
JUNE 21, 2011 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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