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[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 577 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  House Calendar No. 92
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 577

                          [Report No. 115-363]

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 469) 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. 732) to limit donations made pursuant 
to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party, and for 
                            other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 23, 2017

   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. 469) 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. 732) to limit donations made pursuant 
to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party, 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. 469) 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 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 an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 115-34. 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. 732) to limit donations made pursuant 
to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party, 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 the Judiciary. After general debate the bill 
shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The 
amendments recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
the bill shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the 
Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, 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 accompanying this resolution. Each such further 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 further 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, as amended, and any further amendment thereto to 
final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions.
                                                  House Calendar No. 92

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 577

                          [Report No. 115-363]

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 469) 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. 732) to limit donations made pursuant 
to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party, and for 
                            other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            October 23, 2017

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
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