H. Res. 497 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

March 5, 2014. 

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. 3826) to provide direction to the Administrator of the 

Environmental Protection Agency regarding the establishment of standards for emissions of any greenhouse gas from 

fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, 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 equally divided and controlled by the 

chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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 the five-minute rule an amendment in the 

nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Com-
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mittee Print 113–40. 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 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 final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
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SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 4118) to amend 

the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to delay the implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual 

health insurance mandate. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The bill shall be considered as 

read. All points of order against provisions in the bill are 

waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 

on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage 

without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate 

equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means; and 

(2) one motion to recommit. 

Attest: 

Clerk.