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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