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House Calendar No. 76 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 420 
[Report No. 113–272] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1900) to provide for the timely 
consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Fed-
eral law with respect to the siting, construction, expansion, or operation 
of any natural gas pipeline projects, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2013 
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 (H.R. 1900) to provide 
for the timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and 
approvals required under Federal law with respect to 
the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of any 
natural gas pipeline projects, 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. 1900) to provide for the timely con-
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sideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required 
under Federal law with respect to the siting, construction, 
expansion, or operation of any natural gas pipeline 
projects. 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. In lieu of the amendment in the nature 
of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce now printed in the bill, it shall be in order 
to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amend-
ment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Com-
mittee Print 113-25. 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 substitute are 
waived. No amendment to that 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 
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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 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 con-
clusion 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 amend-
ment 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 instructions. 
SEC. 2. On any legislative day during the period from 
November 22, 2013, through November 29, 2013— 
(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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SEC. 3. The Speaker may appoint Members to per-
form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 
addressed by section 2 of this resolution as though under 
clause 8(a) of rule I. 
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House Calendar No. 76 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 420 
[Report No. 113–272] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1900) 
to provide for the timely consideration of all li-
censes, permits, and approvals required under 
Federal law with respect to the siting, construc-
tion, expansion, or operation of any natural gas 
pipeline projects, and for other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 19, 2013 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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