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[H. Res. 580 Reported in House (RH)]
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House Calendar No. 84
114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 580
[Report No. 114-388]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 712) to impose certain
limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies
that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with
the terms thereof, and for other purposes, and providing for
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1155) to provide for the establishment
of a process for the review of rules and sets of rules, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 5, 2016
Mr. Collins of Georgia, 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. 712) to impose certain
limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies
that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with
the terms thereof, and for other purposes, and providing for
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1155) to provide for the establishment
of a process for the review of rules and sets of rules, 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. 712) to impose certain
limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies
that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with
the terms thereof, 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 amendments specified in this section 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 Oversight and Government Reform. 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
114-37. 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. 1155) to provide for the establishment
of a process for the review of rules and sets 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
equally divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority
member of the Committee on the Judiciary and the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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 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. 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. 84
114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 580
[Report No. 114-388]
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RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 712) to impose certain
limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies
that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with
the terms thereof, and for other purposes, and providing for
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1155) to provide for the establishment
of a process for the review of rules and sets of rules, and for other
purposes.
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January 5, 2016
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed