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[H. Res. 556 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  House Calendar No. 79
114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 556

                          [Report No. 114-375]

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2130) to provide legal 
  certainty to property owners along the Red River in Texas, and for 
 other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend 
                               the rules.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 8, 2015

   Mr. Newhouse, 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. 2130) to provide legal 
  certainty to property owners along the Red River in Texas, 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. 2130) to provide legal 
certainty to property owners along the Red River in Texas, 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 the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources 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 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. 2.  It shall be in order at any time through the calendar day 
of December 13, 2015, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the 
House suspend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV. The 
Speaker or his designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or her 
designee on the designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to 
this section.
                                                  House Calendar No. 79

114th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 556

                          [Report No. 114-375]

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2130) to provide legal 
  certainty to property owners along the Red River in Texas, and for 
 other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend 
                               the rules.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            December 8, 2015

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed