[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1248 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 1248

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                        April 15, 2010.
    Resolved, 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. 4715) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize 
the National Estuary Program, 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 chair and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure. 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. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, 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. 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. In the case of 
sundry amendments reported from the Committee, the question of their adoption 
shall be put to the House en gros and without division of the question. 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.
    Sec. 2.  The Chair may entertain a motion that the Committee rise only if 
offered by the chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure or 
his designee. The Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting 
words of the bill (as described in clause 9 of rule XVIII).
    Sec. 3.  The requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote 
to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented 
to the House is waived with respect to any resolution reported through the 
legislative day of April 16, 2010, providing for consideration of a measure 
relating to the extension of unemployment insurance.
    Sec. 4.  It shall be in order at any time through the legislative day of 
April 16, 2010, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the 
rules relating to a measure addressing the extension of unemployment insurance.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.