[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 316 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                  House Calendar No. 46
112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 316

                          [Report No. 112-111]

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Clean 
     Air Act regarding air pollution from Outer Continental Shelf 
activities, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1249) to 
   amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 21, 2011

    Mr. Nugent, 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. 2021) to amend the Clean 
     Air Act regarding air pollution from Outer Continental Shelf 
activities, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1249) to 
   amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform.

    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. 2021) to amend the Clean 
Air Act regarding air pollution from Outer Continental Shelf 
activities. 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 Energy and Commerce. 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. No amendment to the bill shall be in order except 
those printed in part A of 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. 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.  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. 1249) to amend title 35, 
United States Code, to provide for patent reform. The first reading of 
the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 
consideration of the bill are waived. An initial period of general 
debate shall be confined to the question of the constitutionality of 
the bill and shall not exceed 20 minutes equally divided and controlled 
by Representative Smith of Texas and Representative Kaptur of Ohio or 
their respective designees. A subsequent period of 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 the Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be 
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 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 
recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. 
The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
considered as read. All points of order against the committee amendment 
in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to the committee 
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 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. 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. Any Member may demand a 
separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 
the Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. 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. 3.  Upon receipt of a message from the Senate transmitting 
H.R. 1249 with a Senate amendment or amendments thereto, it shall be in 
order to consider in the House without intervention of any point of 
order a single motion offered by the chair of the Committee on the 
Judiciary or his designee that the House disagree to the Senate 
amendment or amendments and request or agree to a conference with the 
Senate thereon. The motion shall be debatable for one hour equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on the Judiciary. The previous question shall be considered 
as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion or 
demand for division of the question.
                                                  House Calendar No. 46

112th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 316

                          [Report No. 112-111]

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                               RESOLUTION

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Clean 
     Air Act regarding air pollution from Outer Continental Shelf 
activities, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1249) to 
   amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform.

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                             June 21, 2011

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed