[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[H. Res. 1574 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 House Calendar No. 229
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1574

                          [Report No. 111-582]

Providing 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; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5851) 
to provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore 
                         oil and gas industry.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                July 30 (legislative day, July 29), 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. 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; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5851) 
to provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore 
                         oil and gas industry.

    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.
                                                 House Calendar No. 229

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 1574

                          [Report No. 111-582]

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                               RESOLUTION

Providing 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; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5851) 
to provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore 
                         oil and gas industry.

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                July 30 (legislative day, July 29), 2010

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed