IV 
House Calendar No. 151 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 738 
[Report No. 112–616] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4078) to provide that no agency 
may take any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate 
is equal to or less than 6.0 percent, and providing for consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 6082) to officially replace, within the 60-day Congres-
sional review period under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, Presi-
dent Obama’s Proposed Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing 
Program (2012–2017) with a congressional plan that will conduct addi-
tional oil and natural gas lease sales to promote offshore energy develop-
ment, job creation, and increased domestic energy production to ensure 
a more secure energy future in the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2012 
Ms. FOXX, 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. 4078) to provide 
that no agency may take any significant regulatory ac-
tion until the unemployment rate is equal to or less 
than 6.0 percent, and providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 6082) to officially replace, within the 60- 
day Congressional review period under the Outer Conti-
nental Shelf Lands Act, President Obama’s Proposed 
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Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Pro-
gram (2012–2017) with a congressional plan that will 
conduct additional oil and natural gas lease sales to 
promote offshore energy development, job creation, and 
increased domestic energy production to ensure a more 
secure energy future in the United States, and for other 
purposes. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
resolution 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. 4078) to provide that no agency 
may take any significant regulatory action until the unem-
ployment rate is equal to or less than 6.0 percent. The 
first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points 
of order against consideration of the bill are waived. Gen-
eral debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not ex-
ceed two hours equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
Judiciary and the chair and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 
After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the 
amendments in the nature of a substitute recommended 
by the Committees on the Judiciary and Oversight and 
Government Reform now printed in the bill, an amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text 
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of Rules Committee Print 112-28, modified by the amend-
ment printed in part A of the report of the Committee 
on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered 
as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the 
Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the 
original bill for the purpose of further amendment under 
the five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. All 
points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, 
are waived. No further amendment to the bill, as amended, 
shall be in order except those printed in part B of the 
report of the Committee on Rules. Each such further 
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 debat-
able 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 further amendments are waived. At the conclusion 
of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee 
shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the House 
with such further amendments as may have been adopted. 
The previous question shall be considered as ordered on 
the bill, as amended, and any further amendment thereto 
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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. 6082) to officially replace, within 
the 60-day Congressional review period under the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act, President Obama’s Pro-
posed Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil; Gas Leasing Pro-
gram (2012-2017) with a congressional plan that will con-
duct additional oil and natural gas lease sales to promote 
offshore energy development, job creation, and increased 
domestic energy production to ensure a more secure en-
ergy future in the United States, 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 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 Nat-
ural Resources. After general debate the bill shall be con-
sidered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu 
of the amendment in the nature of a substitute rec-
ommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now 
printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an 
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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 112-29. 
That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
considered as read. All points of order against that amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amend-
ment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute 
shall be in order except those printed in part C of the 
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this reso-
lution. Each such amendment may be offered only in the 
order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Mem-
ber 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 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 
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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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