Title: 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.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 2546 (Protecting America's Wilderness Act) and H.J.Res. 79 (eliminating the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibits discrimination based on sex).
It adopts H.Res. 842 (requiring a majority vote of the Members present and voting, a quorum being present, on final passage of H.J.Res. 79).
Certain proceedings may take place on any legislative day from February 14, 2020, through February 24, 2020.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 844 Reported in House (RH)]

<DOC>





                                                  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 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION


 
   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.

    Resolved, That 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. 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 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 Committee 
Print 116-50 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 the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution. 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 on any further amendment thereto to final passage without 
intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions.
    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 resolution, as amended, shall be 
considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the joint 
resolution, as amended, are waived. The previous question shall be 
considered 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 adjourned to meet 
at a date and time, within the limits of clause 4, section 5, article I 
of the Constitution, to be announced 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 addressed by section 4 of this 
resolution as though under clause 8(a) of rule I.
                                                  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 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           February 10, 2020

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed