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<dc:title>110 HRES 780 EH: Providing for consideration of the bill
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<dc:publisher>U.S. House of Representatives</dc:publisher>
<dc:date>2007-11-01</dc:date>
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<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
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		<distribution-code display="no">IV</distribution-code>
		<congress display="no">110th CONGRESS</congress>
		<session display="no">1st Session</session>
		<legis-num>H. RES. 780</legis-num>
		<current-chamber display="yes">In the House of Representatives, U.
		  S.,</current-chamber>
		<action>
			<action-date date="20071101">November 1, 2007</action-date>
		</action>
		<legis-type display="yes">RESOLUTION</legis-type>
		<official-title display="no">Providing for consideration of the bill
		  (H.R. 2262) to modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on
		  public domain lands, consistent with the principles of self-initiation of
		  mining claims, and for other purposes. </official-title>
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		<section display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1234567" section-type="undesignated-section"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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. 2262) to modify the requirements applicable
			 to locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with the principles of
			 self-initiation of mining claims, 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 except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI.
			 General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour
			 equally divided and controlled by the chairman 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. It shall be in order to
			 consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute
			 rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee
			 on Natural Resources now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the
			 nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order against
			 the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived except those
			 arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII,
			 no amendment to the committee 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 except those arising under
			 clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 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 committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 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.</text>
		</section><section id="H2C5CC428DFE9473E9439E6289E86BE" indent="down1"><enum>2.</enum><text>During consideration in the House of
			 H.R. 2262 pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the operation of the
			 previous question, the Chair may postpone further consideration of the bill to
			 such time as may be designated by the Speaker.</text>
		</section></resolution-body>
	<attestation>
		<attestation-group>
			<attestor display="no">Lorraine C. Miller,</attestor>
			<role>Clerk.</role>
		</attestation-group>
	</attestation>
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