H. Res. 487 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

February 26, 2014. 

Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall 

be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3865) to 

prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from modifying the 

standard for determining whether an organization is operated 

exclusively for the promotion of social welfare for purposes of 

section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. All 

points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. 

The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended 

by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill 

shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be 

considered as read. All points of order against provisions in 

the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question shall 

be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, 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 with or without instructions. 
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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. 

2804) to amend title 5, United States Code, to require the 

Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs to publish information about rules on the Internet, 

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 the Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform now printed in 

the bill, 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 Committee Print 113–38. 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 print-
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ed 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. 

SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time on the legislative 

day of February 27, 2014, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules, as though under 

clause 1 of rule XV, relating to the bill (H.R. 3370) to delay 

the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert- 
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Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, and for other 

purposes. 

Attest: 

Clerk.