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[H. Res. 1248 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 House Calendar No. 184
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1248

                          [Report No. 111-463]

   Providing 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, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) 
   of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions 
 reported from the Committee on Rules, and providing for consideration 
                    of motions to suspend the rules.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 14, 2010

    Ms. Pingree of Maine, from the Committee on Rules, reported the 
  following resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and 
                         ordered to be printed

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Providing 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, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) 
   of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions 
 reported from the Committee on Rules, and providing for consideration 
                    of motions to suspend the rules.

    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.
                                                 House Calendar No. 184

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 1248

                          [Report No. 111-463]

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                               RESOLUTION

   Providing 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, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) 
   of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions 
 reported from the Committee on Rules, and providing for consideration 
                    of motions to suspend the rules.

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                             April 14, 2010

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed