69–008 

115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 115–145 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 953) TO AMEND THE 

FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT AND THE 

FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT TO CLARIFY CONGRESSIONAL INTENT REGARDING THE REGULATION OF THE USE OF PESTICIDES IN OR NEAR NAVIGABLE WATERS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

MAY 22, 2017.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. WOODALL, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 348] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 348, by a record vote of 7 to 3, report the same to the 

House with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 953, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017, under a structured rule. The 

resolution provides one hour of general debate equally divided and 

controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The resolution waives 

all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution 

makes in order as original text for purpose of amendment an 

amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of 

Rules Committee Print 115–21 and provides that it shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order against that 

amendment in the nature of a substitute. The resolution makes in 

order only those further amendments printed in this report. Each 

such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in this 

report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this report, 

shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in this 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. The resolution waives all points 

of order against the amendments printed in this report. The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 


rfrederick on DSK30NT082PROD with REPORTS
2 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill, the Committee is not aware of any points of 

order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as original 

text, the Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver 

is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendments printed in this report, the Committee is not aware of 

any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

COMMITTEE VOTES

The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion to 

report, together with the names of those voting for and against, are 

printed below: 

Rules Committee record vote No. 57 

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report an open rule. Defeated: 3–7 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... ...................

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Nay 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... ...................

Mr. Buck ........................................................... Nay .

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... ...................

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 58 

Motion by Mr. Cole to report the rule. Adopted: 7–3 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Yea Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Nay 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea Mr. McGovern ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Nay 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Yea Mr. Polis ........................................................... ...................

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Yea 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... ...................

Mr. Buck ........................................................... Yea 

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... ...................

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Yea 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. Esty (CT): Ensures that existing clean water protections apply 

to the release of these toxic chemicals into the environment. (10 

minutes) 

2. Huffman (CA): Protects commercial, recreational and subsistence fisheries from the negative impacts of unregulated discharge. 

(10 minutes) 


rfrederick on DSK30NT082PROD with REPORTS
3 

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ESTY OF

CONNECTICUT OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 3, after line 2, insert the following (and redesignate subsequent subparagraphs of the quoted matter accordingly): 

‘‘(B) A discharge that contains any active or inactive ingredient identified on the list of toxic pollutants established pursuant to section 307(a)(1) of this Act, the list of 

extremely hazardous substances established pursuant to 

section 302(a) of the Emergency Planning and Community 

Right-To-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11002(a)), the list of 

toxic chemicals established pursuant to section 313(c) of 

such Act (42 U.S.C. 11023(c)), or the list of hazardous substances established pursuant to section 102 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 

Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9602). 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HUFFMAN

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 3, after line 13, add the following: 

SEC. 4. PROTECTION OF FISHERIES. 

Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, shall 

prevent the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 

or a State from requiring a permit under section 402 of the Federal 

Water Pollution Control Act for any discharge (as defined in such 

Act) that would have a negative effect on commercial, recreational, 

or subsistence fisheries, or on fisheries protected by Tribal treaty 

rights, as determined by the Administrator or the State, as applicable, based on the best available science. 

Æ 


rfrederick on DSK30NT082PROD with REPORTS