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Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 205) to amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to permanently extend the moratorium on leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1146) to amend Public Law 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) to repeal the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas program, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1941) to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior including in any leasing program certain planning areas, and for other purposes.
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H. Res. 548
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
September 10, 2019.
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolu-
tion 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. 205) to amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act
of 2006 to permanently extend the moratorium on leasing in
certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico. The first reading of the
bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against con-
sideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con-
fined to the bill and amendments specified in this section 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 con-
sidered for amendment under the five-minute rule. An
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the
text of Rules Committee Print 116โ29, modified by the
amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee
on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as
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adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole.
The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill
for the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute
rule and shall be considered as read. All points of order
against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. No
further amendment to the bill, as amended, shall be in order
except those printed in part B of the report of the Committee
on Rules. Each such further 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
further amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consid-
eration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise
and report the bill, as amended, to the House with such fur-
ther amendments as may have been adopted. The previous
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amend-
ed, and on any further amendment 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
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the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House
on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R.
1146) to amend Public Law 115โ97 (commonly known as the
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) to repeal the Arctic National Wild-
life Refuge oil and gas program, 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 de-
bate shall be confined to the bill and amendments specified
in this section 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. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources
now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116โ
30, modified by the amendment printed in part C of the re-
port of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution,
shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Com-
mittee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered
as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment
under the five-minute rule and shall be considered as read.
All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended,
are waived. No further amendment to the bill, as amended,
shall be in order except those printed in part D of the report
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of the Committee on Rules. Each such further 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 speci-
fied in the report equally divided and controlled by the pro-
ponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment,
and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the ques-
tion in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All
points of order against such further amendments are waived.
At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment
the Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to
the House with such further amendments as may have been
adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered
on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment
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.
1941) to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to
prohibit the Secretary of the Interior including in any leasing
program certain planning areas, 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 de-
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bate shall be confined to the bill and amendments specified
in this section 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. An amendment in the nature of a substitute con-
sisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116โ31, modi-
fied by the amendment printed in part E of the report of the
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be
considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of
the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the
original bill for the purpose of further amendment under the
five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. All points
of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are
waived. No further amendment to the bill, as amended, shall
be in order except those printed in part F of the report of
the Committee on Rules. Each such further amendment may
be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be of-
fered 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 further amendments are waived. At the
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conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the
Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the
House with such further amendments as may have been
adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered
on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment
thereto to final passage without intervening motion except
one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Attest:
Clerk.
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