[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 479 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                  House Calendar No. 95
112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 479

                          [Report No. 112-311]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10) to amend chapter 8 of 
    title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the 
     executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint 
  resolution of approval is enacted into law, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 1, 2011

    Mr. Nugent, 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. 10) to amend chapter 8 of 
    title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the 
     executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint 
  resolution of approval is enacted into law, and for other purposes.

    Resolved, That 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. 10) to amend chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the 
executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint 
resolution of approval is enacted into law. 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. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
the bill, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on Rules now printed in the bill, modified by the 
amendment printed in part A 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 B of the report of the Committee on Rules. 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, 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 and amendments thereto to 
final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions.
    Sec. 2.  During any recess or adjournment of not more than three 
days, if in the opinion of the Speaker the public interest so warrants, 
then the Speaker or his designee, after consultation with the Minority 
Leader, may reconvene the House at a time other than that previously 
appointed, within the limits of clause 4, section 5, article I of the 
Constitution, and notify Members accordingly.
    Sec. 3.  Clause 3 of rule XXIX shall apply to the availability 
requirements for a conference report and the accompanying joint 
statement under clause 8(a)(1) of rule XXII.
                                                  House Calendar No. 95

112th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 479

                          [Report No. 112-311]

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                               RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10) to amend chapter 8 of 
    title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the 
     executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint 
  resolution of approval is enacted into law, and for other purposes.

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                            December 1, 2011

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed