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[H. Res. 477 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                  House Calendar No. 94
112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 477

                          [Report No. 112-296]

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3463) to reduce Federal 
     spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of 
     presidential election campaigns and party conventions and by 
     terminating the Election Assistance Commission; providing for 
  consideration of the bill (H.R. 527) to amend chapter 6 of title 5, 
United States Code (commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility Act), 
 to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of 
 rules, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the 
   bill (H.R. 3010) to reform the process by which Federal agencies 
     analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 29, 2011

   Mr. Woodall, 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. 3463) to reduce Federal 
     spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of 
     presidential election campaigns and party conventions and by 
     terminating the Election Assistance Commission; providing for 
  consideration of the bill (H.R. 527) to amend chapter 6 of title 5, 
United States Code (commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility Act), 
 to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of 
 rules, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the 
   bill (H.R. 3010) to reform the process by which Federal agencies 
     analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents.

    Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3463) to reduce Federal 
spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of 
presidential election campaigns and party conventions and by 
terminating the Election Assistance Commission. 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 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 House 
Administration; and (2) one motion to recommit.
    Sec. 2.  At any time after the 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. 527) to amend chapter 6 of 
title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act), to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on 
small entities of rules, 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, with 40 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on the Judiciary and 20 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Small Business. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendments in the 
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committees on the Judiciary 
and Small Business 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 the Rules Committee Print dated November 18, 2011. 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. 3.  At any time after the 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. 3010) to reform the process 
by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and 
guidance documents. 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 the Judiciary. 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 the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 
be considered as read. All points of order against the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to the 
committee 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 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 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 through the legislative 
day of December 2, 2011, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the 
House suspend the rules, as though under clause 1(c) of rule XV, 
relating to a measure addressing railway labor.
                                                  House Calendar No. 94

112th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 477

                          [Report No. 112-296]

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                               RESOLUTION

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3463) to reduce Federal 
     spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of 
     presidential election campaigns and party conventions and by 
     terminating the Election Assistance Commission; providing for 
  consideration of the bill (H.R. 527) to amend chapter 6 of title 5, 
United States Code (commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility Act), 
 to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of 
 rules, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the 
   bill (H.R. 3010) to reform the process by which Federal agencies 
     analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents.

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                           November 29, 2011

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed