[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[H. Res. 281 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                  House Calendar No. 31
111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 281

                          [Report No. 111-52]

  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1404) to authorize a 
 supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire 
   suppression activities on Department of the Interior and National 
 Forest System lands, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive wildland fire management 
                   strategy, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 24, 2009

   Mr. Polis of Colorado, 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. 1404) to authorize a 
 supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire 
   suppression activities on Department of the Interior and National 
 Forest System lands, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive wildland fire management 
                   strategy, and for other purposes.

    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. 1404) to authorize a 
supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire 
suppression activities on Department of the Interior and National 
Forest System lands, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive wildland fire management 
strategy, 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 Natural Resources. 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 in the House or in the Committee of the 
Whole. 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.
                                                  House Calendar No. 31

111th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 281

                          [Report No. 111-52]

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                               RESOLUTION

  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1404) to authorize a 
 supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire 
   suppression activities on Department of the Interior and National 
 Forest System lands, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive wildland fire management 
                   strategy, and for other purposes.

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                             March 24, 2009

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed