[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 385 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                  House Calendar No. 68
113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 385

                          [Report No. 113-251]

  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3080) to provide for 
improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide 
 for the conservation and development of water and related resources, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 22, 2013

   Mr. Webster, 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. 3080) to provide for 
improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide 
 for the conservation and development of water and related resources, 
                        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. 3080) to provide for 
improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide 
for the conservation and development of water and related resources, 
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 Transportation and Infrastructure. 
After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under 
the five-minute rule.
    Sec. 2. (a) In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now 
printed in the bill, 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 113-24. 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.
    (b) No amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
made in order as original text shall be in order except those printed 
in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution 
and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution.
    (c) Each amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
shall be considered 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.
    (d) All points of order against amendments printed in the report of 
the Committee on Rules or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of 
this resolution are waived.
    Sec. 3.  It shall be in order at any time for the chair of the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure or his designee to offer 
amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in the report of 
the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution not earlier 
disposed of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall 
be considered as read, shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure or their designees, 
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. The original proponent of an amendment included in such 
amendments en bloc may insert a statement in the Congressional Record 
immediately before the disposition of the amendments en bloc.
    Sec. 4.  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. 68

113th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 385

                          [Report No. 113-251]

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                               RESOLUTION

  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3080) to provide for 
improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide 
 for the conservation and development of water and related resources, 
                        and for other purposes.

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                            October 22, 2013

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed