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[H. Res. 688 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 House Calendar No. 137
112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 688

                          [Report No. 112-539]

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2578) to amend the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in 
                  California, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 2012

Mr. Bishop of Utah, 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. 2578) to amend the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in 
                  California, 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. 2578) to amend the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in 
California, 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 
amendments specified in this resolution and shall not exceed 90 minutes 
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. It shall 
be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 112-25. 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. No amendment to that amendment in the nature of 
a substitute 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. 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 amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as 
original text. 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. 137

112th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 688

                          [Report No. 112-539]

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                               RESOLUTION

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2578) to amend the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in 
                  California, and for other purposes.

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                             June 18, 2012

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed