H. Res. 78 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

February 4, 2015. 

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

declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 

House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 

(H.R. 527) to amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code 

(commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility Act), to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities 

of rules, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 

shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined 

to the bill and shall not exceed one hour, with 40 minutes 

equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary and 20 

minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Small Business. 

After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under 
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the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114– 

3. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 

considered as read. All points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment 

to that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in 

order except those printed in part A of the report of the 

Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such 

amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the 

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

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

time specified in the 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. All points of order against such amendments are 

waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 

amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to 

the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. 

Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on 

any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to 

the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute 

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

considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
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final passage without intervening motion except one motion 

to recommit with or without instructions. 

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

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

the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House 

on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 

50) to provide for additional safeguards with respect to imposing Federal mandates, and for other purposes. The first 

reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 

against consideration of the bill are waived. General debate 

shall be confined to the bill and amendments specified in this 

section and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 

controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under 

the five-minute rule. An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114– 

4, modified by the amendment printed in part B of the report 

of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, 

shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered 

as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment 

under the five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. 

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

are waived. No further amendment to the bill, as amended, 
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shall be in order except those printed in part C of the report 

of the Committee on Rules. Each such further amendment 

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

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

be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 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. All 

points of order against such further amendments are waived. 

At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment 

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

the House with such further amendments as may have been 

adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 

on the bill, as amended, and any further amendment thereto 

to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

Attest: 

Clerk.