HRES 53
· 119th Congress
· Congress
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Jan 22, 2025
floor
Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H268-276)
Jan 22, 2025
floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 53.
Jan 22, 2025
floor
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 53, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McGovern demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Jan 22, 2025
floor
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H276-277)
Jan 22, 2025
passed
On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 204 (Roll no. 20).
Jan 22, 2025
passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 213 - 204 (Roll no. 21). (text: CR H268)
Jan 22, 2025
passed
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 213 - 204 (Roll no. 21). (text: CR H268)
Jan 22, 2025
passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 21, 2025
committee
Submitted in House
Jan 21, 2025
committee
Reported in House
Jan 21, 2025
committee
The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-1, by Mr. Scott, Austin.
Rules Committee
Jan 21, 2025
floor
The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 471 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit. Also, the resolution provides for S. 5 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to commit.
Jan 21, 2025
other
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 1.
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H. Res. 53 Reported in House (RH)]
+[H. Res. 53 Engrossed in House (EH)]
<DOC>
+H. Res. 53
-House Calendar No. 1
-119th CONGRESS
-1st Session
-H. RES. 53
+In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
-[Report No. 119-1]
+January 22, 2025.
+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. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
+and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on
+public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on
+Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, 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 or their respective designees. After general debate the bill shall be
+considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be
+considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill are
+waived. No amendment to the bill 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. 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.
+Sec. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider
+in the House the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to
+take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft,
+and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill
+are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order against
+provisions in the bill are waived. The previous question shall be considered as
+ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage without
+intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled
+by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or
+their respective designees; and (2) one motion to commit.
+Attest:
-Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under
-the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest
-management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands
-under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal
-lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and
-for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5)
-to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody
-aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for
-other purposes.
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
-
-January 21, 2025
-
-Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, from the Committee on Rules, reported the
-following resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and
-ordered to be printed
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-RESOLUTION
-
-Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under
-the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest
-management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands
-under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal
-lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and
-for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5)
-to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody
-aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, 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. 471) to expedite under the
-National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management
-activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the
-jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to
-return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, 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 or their respective
-designees. After general debate the bill shall be considered for
-amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered as
-read. All points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. No
-amendment to the bill 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. 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.
-Sec. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to
-consider in the House the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of
-Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in
-the United States with theft, and for other purposes. All points of
-order against consideration of the bill are waived. The bill shall be
-considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill
-are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the
-bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage without intervening
-motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by
-the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary
-or their respective designees; and (2) one motion to commit.
-House Calendar No. 1
-
-119th CONGRESS
-
-1st Session
-
-H. RES. 53
-
-[Report No. 119-1]
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-RESOLUTION
-
-Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under
-the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest
-management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands
-under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal
-lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and
-for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5)
-to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody
-aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for
-other purposes.
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-January 21, 2025
-
-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
+Clerk.