[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 257 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                  House Calendar No. 35
112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 257

                          [Report No. 112-74]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1231) to amend the Outer 
 Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that each 5-year offshore oil 
   and gas leasing program offer leasing in the areas with the most 
  prospective oil and gas resources, to establish a domestic oil and 
          natural gas production goal, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 10, 2011

     Mr. Reed, 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. 1231) to amend the Outer 
 Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that each 5-year offshore oil 
   and gas leasing program offer leasing in the areas with the most 
  prospective oil and gas resources, to establish a domestic oil and 
          natural gas production goal, 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. 1231) to amend the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that each 5-year offshore oil 
and gas leasing program offer leasing in the areas with the most 
prospective oil and gas resources, to establish a domestic oil and 
natural gas production goal, 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. 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 amendment recommended by 
the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill shall be 
considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. 
The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. No further 
amendment to the bill, as amended, shall be in order except those 
printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution. Each further 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 further 
amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 
for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, 
to the House with such further 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. 35

112th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 257

                          [Report No. 112-74]

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                               RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1231) to amend the Outer 
 Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that each 5-year offshore oil 
   and gas leasing program offer leasing in the areas with the most 
  prospective oil and gas resources, to establish a domestic oil and 
          natural gas production goal, and for other purposes.

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                              May 10, 2011

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed