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House Calendar No. 14 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 156 

[Report No. 115–21] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1004) to amend chapter 3 

of title 5, United States Code, to require the publication of information 

relating to pending agency regulatory actions, and for other purposes, 

and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1009) to amend title 

44, United States Code, to require the Administrator of the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs to review regulations, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 28, 2017 

Mr. SESSIONS, 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. 1004) to amend 

chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, to require 

the publication of information relating to pending agency 

regulatory actions, and for other purposes, and providing 

for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1009) to amend title 

44, United States Code, to require the Administrator 

of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to 

review regulations, 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. 1004) to amend chapter 3 of title 

6 5, United States Code, to require the publication of infor7 mation relating to pending agency regulatory actions, and 

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

9 dispensed with. All points of order against consideration 

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

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

12 and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 

13 of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 

14 After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

15 amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be 

16 considered as read. All points of order against provisions 

17 in the bill are waived. No amendment to the bill shall be 

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

19 the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 

20 Each such amendment may be offered only in the order 

21 printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 

22 designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall 

23 be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 

24 divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 

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1 ject to a demand for division of the question in the House 

2 or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order 

3 against such amendments are waived. At the conclusion 

4 of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee 

5 shall rise and report the bill to the House with such 

6 amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 

7 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

8 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

9 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in10 structions. 

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

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

13 declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 

14 Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration 

15 of the bill (H.R. 1009) to amend title 44, United States 

16 Code, to require the Administrator of the Office of Infor17 mation and Regulatory Affairs to review regulations, and 

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

19 dispensed with. All points of order against consideration 

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

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

22 and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 

23 of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 

24 After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

25 amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order 


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1 to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amend2 ment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the na3 ture of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Com4 mittee Print 115-4. That amendment in the nature of a 

5 substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order 

6 against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are 

7 waived. No amendment to that amendment in the nature 

8 of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in 

9 part B of the report of the Committee on Rules accom10 panying this resolution. Each such amendment may be of11 fered only in the order printed in the report, may be of12 fered only by a Member designated in the report, shall 

13 be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time spec14 ified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 

15 proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amend16 ment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 

17 of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 

18 Whole. All points of order against such amendments are 

19 waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 

20 amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill 

21 to the House with such amendments as may have been 

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

23 House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 

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

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


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1 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

2 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

3 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in4 structions. 


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House Calendar No. 14 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 156 

[Report No. 115–21] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1004) 

poses. fairs to review regulations, and for other purof the Office of Information and Regulatory AfUnited States Code, to require the Administrator eration of the bill (H.R. 1009) to amend title 44, and for other purposes, and providing for considrelating to pending agency regulatory actions, Code, to require the publication of information to amend chapter 3 of title 5, United States 

FEBRUARY 28, 2017 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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