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House Calendar No. 66 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 779 

[Report No. 116–366] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 535) to require the Administrator 

of the Environmental Protection Agency to designate per- and 

polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 

of 1980. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 7, 2020 

Ms. SCANLON, 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. 535) to require 

the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as 

hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 

1980. 

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 


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1 the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider2 ation of the bill (H.R. 535) to require the Administrator 

3 of the Environmental Protection Agency to designate per4 and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances 

5 under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com6 pensation, and Liability Act of 1980. The first reading 

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

8 against consideration of the bill are waived. General de9 bate shall be confined to the bill and amendments specified 

10 in this resolution and shall not exceed one hour equally 

11 divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

12 member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 

13 After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

14 amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the 

15 amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 

16 the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in 

17 the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute con18 sisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-45, modi19 fied by the amendment printed in part A of the report 

20 of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, 

21 shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the 

22 Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be 

23 considered as the original bill for the purpose of further 

24 amendment under the five-minute rule and shall be consid25 ered as read. All points of order against provisions in the 


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1 bill, as amended, are waived. No further amendment to 

2 the bill, as amended, shall be in order except those printed 

3 in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules. Each 

4 such further amendment may be offered only in the order 

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

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

7 be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 

8 divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 

9 shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be sub10 ject to a demand for division of the question in the House 

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

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

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

15 the House with such further amendments as may have 

16 been adopted. The previous question shall be considered 

17 as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further 

18 amendment thereto to final passage without intervening 

19 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in20 structions. 


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House Calendar No. 66 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 779 

[Report No. 116–366] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 535) 

1980. Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of stances under the Comprehensive Environmental polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous submental Protection Agency to designate per- and to require the Administrator of the EnvironJANUARY 7, 2020 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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