[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 501 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                  House Calendar No. 89
113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 501

                          [Report No. 113-374]

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2824) to amend the 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to stop the ongoing 
   waste by the Department of the Interior of taxpayer resources and 
implement the final rule on excess spoil, mining waste, and buffers for 
 perennial and intermittent streams, and for other purposes; providing 
   for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2641) to provide for improved 
   coordination of agency actions in the preparation and adoption of 
 environmental documents for permitting determinations, and for other 
  purposes; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the 
                                 rules.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 2014

   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. 2824) to amend the 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to stop the ongoing 
   waste by the Department of the Interior of taxpayer resources and 
implement the final rule on excess spoil, mining waste, and buffers for 
 perennial and intermittent streams, and for other purposes; providing 
   for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2641) to provide for improved 
   coordination of agency actions in the preparation and adoption of 
 environmental documents for permitting determinations, and for other 
  purposes; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the 
                                 rules.

    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. 2824) to amend the Surface 
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to stop the ongoing waste by 
the Department of the Interior of taxpayer resources and implement the 
final rule on excess spoil, mining waste, and buffers for perennial and 
intermittent streams, 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. 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 113-41 modified by the amendment printed in 
part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution. 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 
part B of the report of the Committee on Rules. 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.  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. 2641) to provide for improved 
coordination of agency actions in the preparation and adoption of 
environmental documents for permitting determinations, 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 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 an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-39. 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 part C 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 
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. 3.  It shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of 
March 6, 2014, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House 
suspend the rules, as though under clause 1 of rule XV, relating to a 
measure addressing loan guarantees to Ukraine.
                                                  House Calendar No. 89

113th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 501

                          [Report No. 113-374]

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                               RESOLUTION

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2824) to amend the 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to stop the ongoing 
   waste by the Department of the Interior of taxpayer resources and 
implement the final rule on excess spoil, mining waste, and buffers for 
 perennial and intermittent streams, and for other purposes; providing 
   for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2641) to provide for improved 
   coordination of agency actions in the preparation and adoption of 
 environmental documents for permitting determinations, and for other 
  purposes; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the 
                                 rules.

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                             March 5, 2014

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed