H. Res. 454 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
July 19, 2017. 
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. 2910) to provide for Federal and State agency coordi-
nation in the approval of certain authorizations under the 
Natural Gas Act, 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 equally di-
vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority mem-
ber of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. After gen-
eral 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 con-
sisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115–28. That 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered
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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 substitute shall be in order ex-
cept those printed in part A of the report of the Committee 
on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such amend-
ment 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 amend-
ment, 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 
amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as 
original 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. 
SEC. 2. At any time after adoption of this resolution the 
Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare
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the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House 
on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
2883) to establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern 
process to authorize the construction, connection, operation, 
and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for 
the import and export of oil and natural gas and the trans-
mission of electricity. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
pensed 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 equally divided and controlled 
by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce. 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 rec-
ommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now 
printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an origi-
nal 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 115–29. That amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as 
read. All points of order against that amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute are waived. No amendment to that 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order ex-
cept those printed in part B of the report of the Committee 
on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such amend-
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ment 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 amend-
ment, 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 
amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as 
original 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. 
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. 
218) to provide for the exchange of Federal land and non- 
Federal land in the State of Alaska for the construction of 
a road between King Cove and Cold Bay. The first reading