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House Calendar No. 73 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 844 
[Report No. 116–395] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2546) to designate certain 
lands in the State of Colorado as components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System, and for other purposes; providing for consideration 
of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 79) removing the deadline for the 
ratification of the equal rights amendment; and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2020 
Ms. SCANLON, 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. 2546) to des-
ignate certain lands in the State of Colorado as compo-
nents of the National Wilderness Preservation System, 
and for other purposes; providing for consideration of 
the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 79) removing the deadline 
for the ratification of the equal rights amendment; 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 
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the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 2546) to designate certain lands 
in the State of Colorado as components of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System, 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 amend-
ments specified in this section and shall not exceed one 
hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on Natural Re-
sources. 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 Committee Print 116–50 shall be con-
sidered 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 amend-
ed, are waived. No further amendment to the bill, as 
amended, shall be in order except those printed in the re-
port of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolu-
tion. Each such further 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 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 in-
structions. 
SEC. 2. Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall 
be in order to consider in the House the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 79) removing the deadline for the ratification 
of the equal rights amendment. All points of order against 
consideration of the joint resolution are waived. The 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the joint 
resolution shall be considered as adopted. The joint resolu-
tion, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points 
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of order against provisions in the joint resolution, as 
amended, are waived. The previous question shall be con-
sidered as ordered on the joint resolution, as amended, 
and on any further amendment thereto, to final passage 
without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary; and 
(2) one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
SEC. 3. House Resolution 842 is hereby adopted. 
SEC. 4. On any legislative day during the period from 
February 14, 2020, through February 24, 2020— 
(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 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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House Calendar No. 73 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 844 
[Report No. 116–395] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2546) 
to designate certain lands in the State of Colo-
rado as components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System, and for other purposes; 
providing for consideration of the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 79) removing the deadline for the 
ratification of the equal rights amendment; and 
for other purposes. 
FEBRUARY 10, 2020 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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