[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 138 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                  House Calendar No. 14
114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 138

                          [Report No. 114-37]

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1029) to amend the 
 Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization 
      Act of 1978 to provide for Scientific Advisory Board member 
   qualifications, public participation, and for other purposes, and 
  providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1030) to prohibit the 
    Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or 
disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not 
                      transparent or reproducible.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 3, 2015

   Mr. Burgess, 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. 1029) to amend the 
 Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization 
      Act of 1978 to provide for Scientific Advisory Board member 
   qualifications, public participation, and for other purposes, and 
  providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1030) to prohibit the 
    Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or 
disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not 
                      transparent or reproducible.

    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. 1029) to amend the 
Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization 
Act of 1978 to provide for Scientific Advisory Board member 
qualifications, public participation, 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 
Science, Space, and Technology. 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 
Science, Space, and Technology 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 Rules Committee Print 114-10. 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. 2.  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. 1030) to prohibit the Environmental 
Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating 
regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent 
or reproducible. 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 Science, Space, and Technology. 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 an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 
Print 114-11. 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 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 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.
                                                  House Calendar No. 14

114th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 138

                          [Report No. 114-37]

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                               RESOLUTION

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1029) to amend the 
 Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization 
      Act of 1978 to provide for Scientific Advisory Board member 
   qualifications, public participation, and for other purposes, and 
  providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1030) to prohibit the 
    Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or 
disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not 
                      transparent or reproducible.

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                             March 3, 2015

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed