[House Report 110-572]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     110-572

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   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2537) TO AMEND THE 
 FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT RELATING TO BEACH MONITORING, AND 
                           FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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   April 8, 2008.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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    Ms. Matsui, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                      [To accompany H. Res. 1083]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 1083, by a non-record vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2537, the 
``Beach Protection Act of 2007,'' under an open rule with a 
preprinting requirement. The resolution provides one hour of 
general debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure.
    The resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill except those arising under clause 9 
or 10 of rule XXI. The resolution provides that the amendment 
in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill shall 
be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 
and shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all 
points of order against the committee amendment except those 
arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. This waiver does not 
affect the point of order available under clause 9 of rule XXI 
(regarding earmark disclosure).
    The resolution makes in order only those amendments that 
are preprinted in the Congressional Record before beginning 
consideration of the bill or are pro forma amendments for the 
purpose of debate. Each amendment printed in the Congressional 
Record may be offered only by the Member who caused it to be 
printed or a designee and shall be considered as read.
    The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. Finally, notwithstanding the operation of 
the previous question, the Chair may postpone further 
consideration to a time designated by the Speaker.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the rule waives all points of order against the 
bill and its consideration (except for those arising under 
clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI), the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order against the bill or its consideration. The 
waivers of all points of order against the bill and its 
consideration (except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of 
rule XXI) are prophylactic in nature.

                                  
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