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House Calendar No. 92
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 524
[Report No. 113–385]
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 25, 2014
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. 1459) to ensure that the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 applies to the declaration of national monuments, and
for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend
the rules.
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. 1459) to ensure
that the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 applies to the
declaration of national monuments, 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 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. The bill shall be considered as read. All
points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. No amendment to
the bill 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. 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.
2. It shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of March 27, 2014, for the Speaker to
entertain motions that the House suspend the rules, as though under clause
1 of rule XV, relating to the following: (a) a measure addressing the
Medicare payment system for physicians; and (b) a measure addressing
Ukraine.
March 25, 2014Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed