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House Calendar No. 116 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 641 
[Report No. 113–493] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4899) to lower gasoline prices 
for the American family by increasing domestic onshore and offshore 
energy exploration and production, to streamline and improve onshore 
and offshore energy permitting and administration, and for other pur-
poses; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4923) making appro-
priations for energy and water development and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2014 
Mr. BISHOP of Utah, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4899) to lower 
gasoline prices for the American family by increasing 
domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and 
production, to streamline and improve onshore and off-
shore energy permitting and administration, and for 
other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 4923) making appropriations for energy and water 
development and related agencies for the fiscal year end-
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ing September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; and 
for other purposes. 
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso-
lution 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. 4899) to lower gasoline prices for 
the American family by increasing domestic onshore and 
offshore energy exploration and production, to streamline 
and improve onshore and offshore energy permitting and 
administration, 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 de-
bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 
hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank-
ing 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 an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 113-50. 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 sub-
stitute are waived. No amendment to that amendment in 
the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those 
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printed in 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 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 
motion except one motion to recommit with or without in-
structions. 
SEC. 2. (a) 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 consider-
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ation of the bill (H.R. 4923) making appropriations for 
energy and water development and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other pur-
poses. 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 controlled 
by the chair and ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations. After general debate the bill 
shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
rule. Points of order against provisions in the bill for fail-
ure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. 
(b) During consideration of the bill for amendment— 
(1) each amendment, other than amendments 
provided for in paragraph (2), shall be debatable for 
10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent and shall not be subject 
to amendment except as provided in paragraph (2); 
(2) no pro forma amendment shall be in order 
except that the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Appropriations or their respec-
tive designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amend-
ments each at any point for the purpose of debate; 
and 
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(3) the chair of the Committee of the Whole 
may accord priority in recognition on the basis of 
whether the Member offering an amendment has 
caused it to be printed in the portion of the Con-
gressional Record designated for that purpose in 
clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall 
be considered as read. 
(c) When the committee rises and reports the bill 
back to the House with a recommendation that the bill 
do pass, the previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. 
SEC. 3. On any legislative day during the period from 
June 27, 2014, through July 7, 2014— 
(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. 4. The Speaker may appoint Members to per-
form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 
addressed by section 3 of this resolution as though under 
clause 8(a) of rule I. 
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SEC. 5. It shall be in order without intervention of 
any point of order to consider concurrent resolutions pro-
viding for adjournment during the month of July. 
SEC. 6. The Committee on Appropriations may, at 
any time before 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 3, 2014, file 
privileged reports to accompany measures making appro-
priations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. 
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House Calendar No. 116 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 641 
[Report No. 113–493] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4899) 
to lower gasoline prices for the American family 
by increasing domestic onshore and offshore en-
ergy exploration and production, to streamline 
and improve onshore and offshore energy permit-
ting and administration, and for other purposes; 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
4923) making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for 
other purposes; and for other purposes. 
JUNE 24, 2014 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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