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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. 

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 

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. 


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1 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso2 lution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 

3 XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of 

4 the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 469) to impose certain limitations 

6 on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies 

7 that require the agencies to take regulatory action in ac8 cordance with the terms thereof, and for other purposes. 

9 The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All 

10 points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. 

11 General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not 

12 exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair 

13 and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 

14 Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be considered 

15 for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in 

16 order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 

17 amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in 

18 the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 

19 Committee Print 115-34. That amendment in the nature 

20 of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points of 

21 order against that amendment in the nature of a sub22 stitute are waived. No amendment to that amendment in 

23 the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those 

24 printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules 

25 accompanying this resolution. Each such amendment may 


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1 be offered only in the order printed in the report, may 

2 be offered only by a Member designated in the report, 

3 shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 

4 specified in the report equally divided and controlled by 

5 the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 

6 amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi7 sion of the question in the House or in the Committee 

8 of the Whole. All points of order against such amendments 

9 are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 

10 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 

11 bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 

12 adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the 

13 House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 

14 the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature 

15 of a substitute made in order as original text. The previous 

16 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

17 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

18 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in19 structions. 

20 SEC. 2. At any time after adoption of this resolution 

21 the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, 

22 declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 

23 Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration 

24 of the bill (H.R. 732) to limit donations made pursuant 

25 to settlement agreements to which the United States is 


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1 a party, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 

2 bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 

3 consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall 

4 be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal5 ly divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minor6 ity member of the Committee on the Judiciary. After gen7 eral debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 

8 under the five-minute rule. The amendments rec9 ommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed 

10 in the bill shall be considered as adopted in the House 

11 and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, 

12 shall be considered as read. All points of order against 

13 provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. No further 

14 amendment to the bill, as amended, shall be in order ex15 cept those printed in part B of the report of the Com16 mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such 

17 further amendment may be offered only in the order print18 ed in the report, may be offered only by a Member des19 ignated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall 

20 be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 

21 divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 

22 shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be sub23 ject to a demand for division of the question in the House 

24 or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order 

25 against such further amendments are waived. At the conVerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Oct 23, 2017 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR577.RH HR577

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1 clusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 

2 Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to 

3 the House with such further amendments as may have 

4 been adopted. The previous question shall be considered 

5 as ordered on the bill, as amended, and any further 

6 amendment thereto to final passage without intervening 

7 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in8 structions. 


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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) 

States is a party, and for other purposes. to settlement agreements to which the United bill (H.R. 732) to limit donations made pursuant purposes, and providing for consideration of the accordance with the terms thereof, and for other quire the agencies to take regulatory action in and settlement agreements by agencies that reto impose certain limitations on consent decrees 

OCTOBER 23, 2017 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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