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House Calendar No. 27
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 228
[Report No.
113–88]
IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
May 21, 2013
Mr. Webster, 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. 3) to approve the construction, operation, and maintenance of the
Keystone XL pipeline, and for other purposes.
That at any time after the 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. 3) to approve the
construction, operation, and maintenance of the Keystone XL pipeline, 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 90 minutes equally divided
among and controlled by the respective chairs and ranking minority members of
the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and
Natural Resources. After general debate the bill shall be considered for
amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendments in the nature
of a substitute recommended by the Committees on Transportation and
Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources now printed in the
bill, 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
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113–11. 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 substitute shall be in order except those printed
in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 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 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 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 ordered on the bill and amendments
thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to
recommit with or without instructions.
May 21, 2013
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed