[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 420 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                  House Calendar No. 76
113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 420

                          [Report No. 113-272]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1900) to provide for the 
 timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required 
under Federal law with respect to the siting, construction, expansion, 
   or operation of any natural gas pipeline projects, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 19, 2013

   Mr. Burgess, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION


 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1900) to provide for the 
 timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required 
under Federal law with respect to the siting, construction, expansion, 
   or operation of any natural gas pipeline projects, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Resolved, That at any time after 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. 1900) to provide for the 
timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required 
under Federal law with respect to the siting, construction, expansion, 
or operation of any natural gas pipeline projects. 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. In lieu of the amendment in 
the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 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 113-25. 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.
    Sec. 2.  On any legislative day during the period from November 22, 
2013, through November 29, 2013--
     (a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be 
considered as approved; and
    (b) the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet 
at a date and time, within the limits of clause 4, section 5, article I 
of the Constitution, to be announced by the Chair in declaring the 
adjournment.
    Sec. 3.  The Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties of 
the Chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 2 of this 
resolution as though under clause 8(a) of rule I.
                                                  House Calendar No. 76

113th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 420

                          [Report No. 113-272]

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1900) to provide for the 
 timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required 
under Federal law with respect to the siting, construction, expansion, 
   or operation of any natural gas pipeline projects, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           November 19, 2013

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed