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[H. Res. 454 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  House Calendar No. 66
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 454

                          [Report No. 115-235]

  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2910) to provide for 
   Federal and State agency coordination in the approval of certain 
   authorizations under the Natural Gas Act, and for other purposes; 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2883) to establish a more 
uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, 
connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing 
  facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the 
 transmission of electricity; providing for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 218) to provide for the exchange of Federal land and non-Federal 
land in the State of Alaska for the construction of a road between King 
               Cove and Cold Bay; and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 18, 2017

    Ms. Cheney, 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. 2910) to provide for 
   Federal and State agency coordination in the approval of certain 
   authorizations under the Natural Gas Act, and for other purposes; 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2883) to establish a more 
uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, 
connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing 
  facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the 
 transmission of electricity; providing for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 218) to provide for the exchange of Federal land and non-Federal 
land in the State of Alaska for the construction of a road between King 
               Cove and Cold Bay; 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. 2910) to provide for Federal 
and State agency coordination in the approval of certain authorizations 
under the Natural Gas Act, 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 
Energy and Commerce. 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 115-28. 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 A 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. 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. 2883) to establish a more uniform, 
transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, 
connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing 
facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the 
transmission of electricity. 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 
115-29. 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 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.  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. 218) to provide for the exchange of 
Federal land and non-Federal land in the State of Alaska for the 
construction of a road between King Cove and Cold Bay. 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 115-27. 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. 4.  It shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of 
July 20, 2017, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House 
suspend the rules, as though under clause 1 of rule XV, relating to the 
bill (H.R. 2825) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make 
certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
    Sec. 5.  The Committee on Appropriations may, at any time before 5 
p.m. on Friday, July 21, 2017, file privileged reports to accompany 
measures making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2018.
                                                  House Calendar No. 66

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 454

                          [Report No. 115-235]

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                               RESOLUTION

  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2910) to provide for 
   Federal and State agency coordination in the approval of certain 
   authorizations under the Natural Gas Act, and for other purposes; 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2883) to establish a more 
uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, 
connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing 
  facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the 
 transmission of electricity; providing for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 218) to provide for the exchange of Federal land and non-Federal 
land in the State of Alaska for the construction of a road between King 
               Cove and Cold Bay; and for other purposes.

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                             July 18, 2017

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed