H. Res. 577 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
October 24, 2017. 
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolu-
tion 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. 469) to impose certain limitations on consent decrees 
and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agen-
cies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms 
thereof, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 
shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consider-
ation 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 the Judiciary. 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 Committee Print 115–34. That amendment in
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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-
ed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution. Each such amendment may be of-
fered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered 
only by a Member designated in the report, shall be consid-
ered 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 sepa-
rate 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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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. 
732) to limit donations made pursuant to settlement agree-
ments to which the United States is a party, 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 the 
Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule. The amendments rec-
ommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
the bill shall be considered as adopted in the House and in 
the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be 
considered as read. All points of order against provisions in 
the bill, as amended, are waived. No further amendment to 
the bill, as amended, shall be in order except those printed 
in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution. Each such further amendment may 
be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be of-
fered 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