[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1574 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 1574

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         July 30, 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. 3534) to provide greater efficiencies, transparency, returns, and 
accountability in the administration of Federal mineral and energy resources by 
consolidating administration of various Federal energy minerals management and 
leasing programs into one entity to be known as the Office of Federal Energy and 
Minerals Leasing of the Department of the Interior, 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 amendments 
specified in this section and shall not exceed one hour, with 40 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Natural Resources and 20 minutes 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. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the 
bill, 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 
printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as 
read. All points of order against that 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 that amendment in the nature of a 
substitute shall be in order except those printed in part B of the report of the 
Committee on Rules. Each 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).
    Sec. 3.  Upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to 
consider in the House the bill (H.R. 5851) to provide whistleblower protections 
to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry. All points of order 
against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 
or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment printed in part C of the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted. 
The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against 
provisions of the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question shall be 
considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, to final passage without 
intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled 
by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and 
Labor; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
    Sec. 4. (a) In the engrossment of H.R. 3534, the Clerk shall--
            (1) add the text of H.R. 5851, as passed by the House, as new matter 
        at the end of H.R. 3534;
            (2) assign appropriate designations to provisions within the 
        engrossment; and
            (3) conform provisions for short titles within the engrossment.
    (b) Upon the addition of the text of H.R. 5851 to the engrossment of H.R. 
3534, H.R. 5851 shall be laid on the table.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.