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113TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 113–362 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 899) TO PROVIDE FOR 

ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARDS WITH RESPECT TO IMPOSING FEDERAL MANDATES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

FEBRUARY 26, 2014.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Ms. FOXX, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 492] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 492, by a record vote of 9 to 4, 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. 899, the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013, 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 Oversight and Government Reform. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order against 

provisions in the bill. The resolution makes in order only those 

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. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of the bill 

includes a waiver of clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, requiring the inclusion of general performance goals and objectives in the committee 

report. It is important to note that while the report to accompany 


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H.R. 899 did include a statement reflecting the performance goals, 

the statement was incomplete. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against provisions in 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 

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. 111 

Motion by Mr. Bishop of Utah to report the rule. Adopted: 9–4. 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Ms. Foxx ............................................................ Yea Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Nay 

Mr. Bishop of Utah .......................................... Yea Mr. McGovern ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Nay 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea Mr. Polis ........................................................... Nay 

Mr. Nugent ....................................................... Yea 

Mr. Webster ...................................................... Yea 

Ms. Ros-Lehtinen ............................................. Yea 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Yea 

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

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. Cummings (MD): Strikes section 5 of the bill, which would 

eliminate the current exemption from the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act for certain independent agencies. (10 minutes) 

2. Connolly (VA): Ensures that other impacted entities, such as 

public interest organizations, are provided any opportunity for consultation afforded to the private sector under the Act. (10 minutes) 

3. Jackson Lee (TX): Adds Section 14 to the bill to clarify that 

the requirements of UMRA as amended by this Act do not apply 

if a cost-benefit analysis demonstrates that the benefits of the regulatory action exceed its costs. (10 minutes) 

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CUMMINGS

OF MARYLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Strike section 5. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CONNOLLY

OF VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 13, line 6, strike ‘‘and’’. 

Page 14, line 16, strike the period at the end and insert ‘‘; and’’. 

Page 14, after line 16, insert the following: 

(4) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(d) TREATMENT OF OTHER IMPACTED PARTIES.—Any opportunity 

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tor under this section shall be afforded to representatives of all 

other impacted parties.’’. 

3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON

LEE OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of the bill, add the following new section: 

SEC. 14. INAPPLICABILITY OF UNFUNDED MANDATES REFORM ACT IF 

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS SHOWS BENEFITS OF REGULATORY ACTION EXCEED COSTS. 

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104– 

4; 2 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.), as amended by this Act, shall not apply 

to a regulatory action if a cost-benefit analysis demonstrates the 

benefits of the regulatory action exceed the costs of the regulatory 

action. 

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