[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 115 (Monday, July 14, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D884]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
TAUNTON RIVER WILD-SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule providing for 
consideration of H.R. 415, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
designate segments of the Taunton River in the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided 
and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Natural Resources.
  The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill 
except clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides that the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
Natural Resources now printed in the bill shall be considered as an 
original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as 
read. The rule waives all points of order against the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute except for clause 10 of rule XXI.
  The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the report 
of the Committee on Rules. The amendments made in order 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 a division of the 
question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of 
order against the amendments except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI 
are waived. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions.
  The rule provides that, notwithstanding the operation of the previous 
question, the Chair may postpone further consideration of the bill to a 
time designated by the Speaker.
  The rule takes from the Speaker's table S. 2062 (the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2007), 
adopts an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 
text of H.R. 2786 as passed by the House, passes S. 2062 as amended, 
and provides that the House insists on its amendment and requests a 
conference with the Senate. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Holt and Frank of Massachusetts.