[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 653 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 653

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         July 17, 2009.
    Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to 
consider in the House the bill (H.R. 1018) to amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses 
and Burros Act to improve the management and long-term health of wild free-
roaming horses and burros, 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. The amendment 
in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources 
now printed in the bill 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 chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources; (2) the amendment printed 
in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules, if offered by Representative 
Rahall of West Virginia or his designee, which shall be considered as read, 
shall be separately debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by 
the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for a 
division of the question; (3) the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules, if offered by 
Representative Hastings of Washington or his designee, which shall be considered 
as read and shall be separately debatable for 30 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent; and (4) one motion to recommit with 
or without instructions.
    Sec. 2.  All points of order against amendments specified in the first 
section of this resolution are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 
of rule XXI.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.