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Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso-
lution 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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 1029) to amend the Environmental 
Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization 
Act of 1978 to provide for Scientific Advisory Board mem-
ber qualifications, public participation, and for other pur-
poses. 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 Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology. After general 
debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under 
the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology 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 114-10. 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 amend-
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•HRES 138 RH 
ment 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 amend-
ment may be offered only in the order printed in the re-
port, 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 con-
trolled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be 
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a de-
mand 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 consider-
ation 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 amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute made in order as origi-
nal text. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to 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 
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Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 1030) to prohibit the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or dissemi-
nating regulations or assessments based upon science that 
is not transparent or reproducible. 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 equal-
ly divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minor-
ity member of the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology. After general debate the bill shall be consid-
ered 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 
Committee Print 114-11. 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 sub-
stitute are waived. No amendment to that amendment in 
the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those 
printed in part B 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 
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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 divi-
sion 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 in-
structions. 
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House Calendar No. 14 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 138 
[Report No. 114–37] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1029) 
to amend the Environmental Research, Develop-
ment, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 
1978 to provide for Scientific Advisory Board 
member qualifications, public participation, and 
for other purposes, and providing for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 1030) to prohibit the En-
vironmental Protection Agency from proposing, 
finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assess-
ments based upon science that is not transparent 
or reproducible. 
MARCH 3, 2015 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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