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House Calendar No. 146 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 756 

[Report No. 113–626] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1422) to amend the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act 

of 1978 to provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications, 

public participation, and for other purposes; providing for consideration 

of the bill (H.R. 4012) to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency 

from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments 

based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible; providing 

for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4795) to promote new manufacturing 

in the United States by providing for greater transparency and timeliness 

in obtaining necessary permits, and for other purposes; and providing 

for proceedings during the period from November 21, 2014, through 

November 28, 2014. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 17, 2014 

Mr. BURGESS, 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. 1422) to amend 

the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications, public participation, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4012) to prohibit the EnvironVerDate Sep 11 2014 20:34 Nov 17, 2014 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\HR756.RH HR756

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mental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or 

disseminating regulations or assessments based upon 

science that is not transparent or reproducible; providing 

for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4795) to promote 

new manufacturing in the United States by providing 

for greater transparency and timeliness in obtaining necessary permits, and for other purposes; and providing 

for proceedings during the period from November 21, 

2014, through November 28, 2014. 

1 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it 

2 shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 

3 1422) to amend the Environmental Research, Develop4 ment, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to 

5 provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifica6 tions, public participation, and for other purposes. All 

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

8 The amendment in the nature of a substitute rec9 ommended by the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech10 nology now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopt11 ed. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All 

12 points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, 

13 are waived. The previous question shall be considered as 

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

15 amendment thereto, to final passage without intervening 

16 motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and 

17 controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 

18 the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; (2) the 


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1 further amendment printed in part A of the report of the 

2 Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, if of3 fered by Representative Stewart of Utah or his designee, 

4 which shall be in order without intervention of any point 

5 of order, shall be considered as read, shall be separately 

6 debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled 

7 by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be sub8 ject to a demand for division of the question; and (3) one 

9 motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

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

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

12 declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 

13 Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration 

14 of the bill (H.R. 4012) to prohibit the Environmental Pro15 tection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or dissemi16 nating regulations or assessments based upon science that 

17 is not transparent or reproducible. The first reading of 

18 the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 

19 consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall 

20 be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal21 ly divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minor22 ity member of the Committee on Science, Space, and 

23 Technology. After general debate the bill shall be consid24 ered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall 

25 be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose 


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1 of amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment 

2 in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 

3 Committee Print 113-57. That amendment in the nature 

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

5 order against that amendment in the nature of a sub6 stitute are waived. No amendment to that amendment in 

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

8 printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules 

9 accompanying this resolution. Each such amendment may 

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

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

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

13 specified in the report equally divided and controlled by 

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

15 amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi16 sion of the question in the House or in the Committee 

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

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

19 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 

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

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

22 House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 

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

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

25 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 


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1 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

2 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in3 structions. 

4 SEC. 3. At any time after adoption of this resolution 

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

6 declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 

7 Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration 

8 of the bill (H.R. 4795) to promote new manufacturing in 

9 the United States by providing for greater transparency 

10 and timeliness in obtaining necessary permits, and for 

11 other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis12 pensed with. All points of order against consideration of 

13 the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to 

14 the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 

15 controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 

16 the Committee on Energy and Commerce. After general 

17 debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under 

18 the five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered as read. 

19 All points of order against provisions in the bill are 

20 waived. No amendment to the bill shall be in order except 

21 those printed in part C of the report of the Committee 

22 on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such amend23 ment may be offered only in the order printed in the re24 port, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 

25 report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 


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1 the time specified in the report equally divided and con2 trolled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be 

3 subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a de4 mand for division of the question in the House or in the 

5 Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such 

6 amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consider7 ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise 

8 and report the bill to the House with such amendments 

9 as may have been adopted. The previous question shall 

10 be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments 

11 thereto to final passage without intervening motion except 

12 one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

13 SEC. 4. On any legislative day during the period from 

14 November 21, 2014, through November 28, 2014— 

15 (a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day 

16 shall be considered as approved; and 

17 (b) the Chair may at any time declare the House ad18 journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 

19 clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an20 nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 

21 SEC. 5. The Speaker may appoint Members to per22 form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 

23 addressed by section 4 of this resolution as though under 

24 clause 8(a) of rule I. 


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House Calendar No. 146 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 756 

[Report No. 113–626] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1422) 

2014. November 21, 2014, through November 28, providing for proceedings during the period from necessary permits, and for other purposes; and greater transparency and timeliness in obtaining turing in the United States by providing for the bill (H.R. 4795) to promote new manufacor reproducible; providing for consideration of ments based upon science that is not transparent izing, or disseminating regulations or assessmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalthe bill (H.R. 4012) to prohibit the Environfor other purposes; providing for consideration of member qualifications, public participation, and 1978 to provide for Scientific Advisory Board ment, and Demonstration Authorization Act of to amend the Environmental Research, DevelopNOVEMBER 17, 2014 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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