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House Calendar No. 119 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 744 
[Report No. 114–593] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 2012) to provide for the moderniza-
tion of the energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes; 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5233) to repeal the Local 
Budget Autonomy Amendment Act of 2012, to amend the District of 
Columbia Home Rule Act to clarify the respective roles of the District 
government and Congress in the local budget process of the District 
government, and for other purposes; and providing for proceedings during 
the period from May 27, 2016, through June 6, 2016. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 24, 2016 
Mr. BURGESS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 2012) to provide 
for the modernization of the energy policy of the United 
States, and for other purposes; providing for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 5233) to repeal the Local Budget 
Autonomy Amendment Act of 2012, to amend the Dis-
trict of Columbia Home Rule Act to clarify the respective 
roles of the District government and Congress in the 
local budget process of the District government, and 
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for other purposes; and providing for proceedings during 
the period from May 27, 2016, through June 6, 2016. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (S. 
2012) to provide for the modernization of the energy pol-
icy of the United States, and for other purposes. All points 
of order against consideration of the bill are waived. An 
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 
text of Rules Committee Print 114-55 shall be considered 
as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as 
read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as 
amended, are waived. The previous question shall be con-
sidered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any 
further amendment thereto, to final passage without inter-
vening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally di-
vided among and controlled by the chair and ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce and the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Natural Resources; and (2) one motion to 
commit with or without instructions. 
SEC. 2. If S. 2012, as amended, is passed, then it 
shall be in order for the chair of the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce or his designee to move that the House 
insist on its amendment to S. 2012 and request a con-
ference with the Senate thereon. 
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SEC. 3. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 5233) 
to repeal the Local Budget Autonomy Amendment Act of 
2012, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act 
to clarify the respective roles of the District government 
and Congress in the local budget process of the District 
government, 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 provi-
sions in the bill are waived. The previous question shall 
be considered as ordered on the bill and on any amend-
ment thereto to final passage without intervening motion 
except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and con-
trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; and (2) 
one motion to recommit. 
SEC. 4. On any legislative day during the period from 
May 27, 2016, through June 6, 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. 
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