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House Calendar No. 84 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 580 

[Report No. 114–388] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 712) 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. 1155) to provide for the establishment of a process for the 

review of rules and sets of rules, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 5, 2016 

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. 712) 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. 1155) to provide for the establishment 

of a process for the review of rules and sets of rules, 

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. 712) 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 amend12 ments specified in this section and shall not exceed one 

13 hour, with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by 

14 the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee 

15 on the Judiciary and 20 minutes equally divided and con16 trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

17 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. After 

18 general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 

19 under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider 

20 as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under 

21 the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a sub22 stitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 

23 114-37. That amendment in the nature of a substitute 

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

25 that amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. 


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1 No amendment to that amendment in the nature of a sub2 stitute shall be in order except those printed in part A 

3 of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 

4 this resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only 

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

6 by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered 

7 as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 

8 report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 

9 an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 

10 not be subject to a demand for division of the question 

11 in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points 

12 of order against such amendments are waived. At the con13 clusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 

14 Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 

15 such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member 

16 may demand a separate vote in the House on any amend17 ment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill 

18 or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made 

19 in order as original text. The previous question shall be 

20 considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto 

21 to final passage without intervening motion except one 

22 motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

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

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

25 declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 


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1 Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration 

2 of the bill (H.R. 1155) to provide for the establishment 

3 of a process for the review of rules and sets of rules, and 

4 for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be 

5 dispensed with. All points of order against consideration 

6 of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined 

7 to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided 

8 among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

9 member of the Committee on the Judiciary and the chair 

10 and ranking minority member of the Committee on Over11 sight and Government Reform. After general debate the 

12 bill shall be considered for amendment under the five13 minute rule. The bill shall be considered as read. All points 

14 of order against provisions in the bill are waived. No 

15 amendment to the bill shall be in order except those print16 ed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules ac17 companying this resolution. Each such amendment may 

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

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

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

21 specified in the report equally divided and controlled by 

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

23 amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi24 sion of the question in the House or in the Committee 

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


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

2 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 

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

4 adopted. The previous question shall be considered as or5 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

6 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

7 with or without instructions. 


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House Calendar No. 84 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 580 

[Report No. 114–388] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 712) 

rules, and for other purposes. of a process for the review of rules and sets of bill (H.R. 1155) to provide for the establishment 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 

JANUARY 5, 2016 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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