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House Calendar No. 75 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 419 
[Report No. 113–271] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1965) to streamline and ensure 
onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and 
give certainty to oil shale development for American energy security, 
economic development, and job creation, and for other purposes, and 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2728) to recognize States’ 
authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American en-
ergy security, development, and job creation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2013 
Mr. BISHOP of Utah, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1965) to stream-
line and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for 
onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale 
development for American energy security, economic de-
velopment, and job creation, and for other purposes, 
and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2728) 
to recognize States’ authority to regulate oil and gas 
operations and promote American energy security, devel-
opment, and job creation. 
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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. 1965) to streamline and ensure on-
shore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing cer-
tainty, and give certainty to oil shale development for 
American energy security, economic development, and job 
creation, 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 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. 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 113-26 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 
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provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. No further 
amendment to the bill, as amended, shall be in order ex-
cept those printed in part A of the report of the Com-
mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such 
further amendment may be offered only in the order print-
ed in the report, may be offered only by a Member des-
ignated 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 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 any further 
amendment thereto to final passage without intervening 
motion except one motion to recommit with or without in-
structions. 
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 
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of the bill (H.R. 2728) to recognize States’ authority to 
regulate oil and gas operations and promote American en-
ergy security, development, and job creation. 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 speci-
fied in this section and shall not exceed one hour, with 
40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural 
Resources and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled 
by the chair and ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology. After general 
debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under 
the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment in the na-
ture 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 113-27 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 order except those printed in part B of the 
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report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this reso-
lution. 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 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 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. 75 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 419 
[Report No. 113–271] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1965) 
to streamline and ensure onshore energy permit-
ting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and 
give certainty to oil shale development for Amer-
ican energy security, economic development, and 
job creation, and for other purposes, and pro-
viding for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2728) 
to recognize States’ authority to regulate oil and 
gas operations and promote American energy se-
curity, development, and job creation. 
NOVEMBER 18, 2013 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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