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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. 4715) to amend the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary 
Program, 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 except those arising 
under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General debate shall 
be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal-
ly divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minor-
ity member of the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure. After general debate the bill shall be consid-
ered 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. Notwithstanding clause 
11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the bill shall be in 
order except those printed in the report of the Committee 
on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such amend-
ment may be offered only in the order printed in the re-
port, 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 con-
trolled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be 
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a de-
mand for division of the question. All points of order 
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against such amendments are waived except those arising 
under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 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. In the case of 
sundry amendments reported from the Committee, the 
question of their adoption shall be put to the House en 
gros and without division of the question. 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. The Chair may entertain a motion that the 
Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure or his des-
ignee. The Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out 
the enacting words of the bill (as described in clause 9 
of rule XVIII). 
SEC. 3. The requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 
for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Com-
mittee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the 
House is waived with respect to any resolution reported 
through the legislative day of April 16, 2010, providing 
for consideration of a measure relating to the extension 
of unemployment insurance. 
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SEC. 4. It shall be in order at any time through the 
legislative day of April 16, 2010, for the Speaker to enter-
tain motions that the House suspend the rules relating 
to a measure addressing the extension of unemployment 
insurance. 
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House Calendar No. 184 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1248 
[Report No. 111–463] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4715) 
to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Pro-
gram, and for other purposes, waiving a require-
ment of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to 
consideration of certain resolutions reported from 
the Committee on Rules, and providing for con-
sideration of motions to suspend the rules. 
APRIL 14, 2010 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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