H. Res. 656 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
October 29, 2019. 
Resolved, That at any time after 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 consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 823) to provide for the designation of certain wilder-
ness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation 
areas in the State of Colorado, 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 de-
bate 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. The amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now 
printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in 
part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
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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 pur-
pose of further amendment under the five-minute rule and 
shall be considered as read. All points of order against provi-
sions in the bill, as amended, are waived. No further amend-
ment 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 
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 de-
mand for division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such fur-
ther 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 previous ques-
tion shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, 
and on any further amendment thereto to final passage with-
out intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
or without instructions.
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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 Whole House 
on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
1373) to protect, for current and future generations, the wa-
tershed, ecosystem, and cultural heritage of the Grand Can-
yon region in the State of Arizona, 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 ex-
ceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Re-
sources. 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 the amendment in the nature of 
a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Re-
sources now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All 
points of order against the committee amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute are waived. No amendment to the com-
mittee 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 resolution. Each such 
amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the
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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 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 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 committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. 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. 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. 
2181) to provide for the withdrawal and protection of certain 
Federal land in the State of New Mexico. 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
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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. The 
amendment printed in part D 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 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 E 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 of-
fered 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 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
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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. 4. On any legislative day during the period from 
November 1, 2019, through November 11, 2019— 
(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. 
SEC. 5. The Speaker may appoint Members to perform 
the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period ad-
dressed by section 4 of this resolution as though under clause 
8(a) of rule I. 
SEC. 6. Each day during the period addressed by section 
4 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar or legisla-
tive day for purposes of clause 7(c)(1) of rule XXII. 
SEC. 7. Each day during the period addressed by section 
4 of this resolution shall not constitute a legislative day for 
purposes of clause 7 of rule XV. 
Attest: 
Clerk.