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House Calendar No. 40 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 548 
[Report No. 116–200] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 205) to amend the Gulf of 
Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to permanently extend the morato-
rium on leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico; providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1146) to amend Public Law 115–97 
(commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) to repeal the Arctic 
National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas program, and for other purposes; 
and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1941) to amend the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the 
Interior including in any leasing program certain planning areas, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 
Mr. HASTINGS, 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. 205) to amend 
the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to 
permanently extend the moratorium on leasing in certain 
areas of the Gulf of Mexico; providing for consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 1146) to amend Public Law 115– 
97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) 
to repeal the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and 
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gas program, and for other purposes; and providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1941) to amend the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary 
of the Interior including in any leasing program certain 
planning areas, 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. 205) to amend the Gulf of Mexico 
Energy Security Act of 2006 to permanently extend the 
moratorium on leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of Mex-
ico. 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 
amendments specified in this section and shall not exceed 
one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural 
Resources. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
for amendment under the five-minute rule. An amendment 
in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 116–29, modified by the amendment 
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 
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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 on any further amendment 
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. 1146) to amend Public Law 115–97 
(commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) to repeal 
the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas program, 
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 amendments specified in this section 
and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and con-
trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Natural Resources. After general debate 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 Natural 
Resources now printed in the bill, an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Com-
mittee Print 116–30, modified by the amendment printed 
in part C of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying 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 
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order except those printed in part D 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 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 further 
amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consider-
ation 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 pre-
vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, 
as amended, and on any further amendment thereto to 
final passage without intervening motion except one mo-
tion to recommit with or without instructions. 
SEC. 3. 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 consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 1941) to amend the Outer Continental 
Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior 
including in any leasing program certain planning areas, 
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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 amendments specified in this section 
and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and con-
trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Natural Resources. After general debate the 
bill shall be considered for amendment under the five- 
minute rule. An amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116–31, 
modified by the amendment printed in part E 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 consid-
ered 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 F 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 debatable for the time specified in the report equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 
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shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be sub-
ject 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 con-
clusion 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 on any further 
amendment thereto to final passage without intervening 
motion except one motion to recommit with or without in-
structions. 
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House Calendar No. 40 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 548 
[Report No. 116–200] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 205) 
to amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security 
Act of 2006 to permanently extend the morato-
rium on leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of 
Mexico; providing for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 1146) to amend Public Law 115–97 (com-
monly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) to 
repeal the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and 
gas program, and for other purposes; and pro-
viding for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1941) 
to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior including 
in any leasing program certain planning areas, 
and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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