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House Calendar No. 89 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 501 
[Report No. 113–374] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2824) to amend the Surface 
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to stop the ongoing waste 
by the Department of the Interior of taxpayer resources and implement 
the final rule on excess spoil, mining waste, and buffers for perennial 
and intermittent streams, and for other purposes; providing for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 2641) to provide for improved coordination of 
agency actions in the preparation and adoption of environmental docu-
ments for permitting determinations, and for other purposes; and pro-
viding for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2014 
Mr. WEBSTER, 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. 2824) to amend 
the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 
to stop the ongoing waste by the Department of the 
Interior of taxpayer resources and implement the final 
rule on excess spoil, mining waste, and buffers for peren-
nial and intermittent streams, and for other purposes; 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2641) to 
provide for improved coordination of agency actions in 
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the preparation and adoption of environmental docu-
ments for permitting determinations, and for other pur-
poses; and providing for consideration of motions to sus-
pend the rules. 
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. 2824) to amend the Surface Mining 
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to stop the ongoing 
waste by the Department of the Interior of taxpayer re-
sources and implement the final rule on excess spoil, min-
ing waste, and buffers for perennial and intermittent 
streams, 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 equal-
ly divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minor-
ity member of the Committee on Natural Resources. 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 sub-
stitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 
113-41 modified by the amendment printed in part A of 
the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
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resolution. 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 amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute shall be in order except those printed in part B 
of the report of the Committee on Rules. Each such 
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 amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consid-
eration 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 amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute made in order as origi-
nal text. 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. 
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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. 2641) to provide for improved coordina-
tion of agency actions in the preparation and adoption of 
environmental documents for permitting determinations, 
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 the Judiciary. 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 sub-
stitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 
113-39. 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 amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute 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 
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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 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 
considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto 
to final passage without intervening motion except one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time on the legisla-
tive day of March 6, 2014, for the Speaker to entertain 
motions that the House suspend the rules, as though 
under clause 1 of rule XV, relating to a measure address-
ing loan guarantees to Ukraine. 
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