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generating units before requiring compliance with such 
rule, and to allow States to protect households and busi-
nesses from significant adverse effects on electricity rate-
payers or reliability; and providing for proceedings dur-
ing the period from June 26, 2015, through July 6, 
2015. 
Resolved, That (a) at any time after 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. 2822) making appropriations for 
the Department of the Interior, environment, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, 
and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall 
be dispensed with. All points of order against consider-
ation of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con-
fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di-
vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Appropriations. After gen-
eral debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 
under the five-minute rule. Points of order against provi-
sions in the bill for failure 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 
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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 
(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. 2. At any time after adoption of this resolution 
the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, 
declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
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Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 2042) to allow for judicial review of any 
final rule addressing carbon dioxide emissions from exist-
ing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units before 
requiring compliance with such rule, and to allow States 
to protect households and businesses from significant ad-
verse effects on electricity ratepayers or reliability. 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 one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce. 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 114-20. 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 amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except 
those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules ac-
companying this resolution. Each such amendment may 
be offered only in the order printed in the report, may 
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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 controlled by 
the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi-
sion 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. 3. 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, 2015. 
SEC. 4. On any legislative day during the period from 
June 26, 2015, through July 6, 2015— 
(a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day 
shall be considered as approved; and 
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(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. 5. The Speaker may appoint Members to per-
form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 
addressed by section 4 of this resolution as though under 
clause 8(a) of rule I. 
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