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[H. Res. 1305 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 House Calendar No. 187
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1305

                          [Report No. 111-468]

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2499) to provide for a 
   federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of 
                              Puerto Rico.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2010

    Mr. Polis, 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. 2499) to provide for a 
   federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of 
                              Puerto Rico.

    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. 2499) to provide for a 
federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of 
Puerto Rico. 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 and 30 minutes, with 
one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources and 30 minutes 
controlled by Representative Velazquez of New York or her designee. 
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. 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. 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 Natural Resources 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).
                                                 House Calendar No. 187

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 1305

                          [Report No. 111-468]

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                               RESOLUTION

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2499) to provide for a 
   federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of 
                              Puerto Rico.

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                             April 27, 2010

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed