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House Calendar No. 94 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 477 
[Report No. 112–296] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3463) to reduce Federal spending 
and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election 
campaigns and party conventions and by terminating the Election Assist-
ance Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 527) 
to amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known 
as the Regulatory Flexibility Act), to ensure complete analysis of poten-
tial impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes; and 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3010) to reform the process 
by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and 
guidance documents. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 29, 2011 
Mr. WOODALL, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3463) to reduce 
Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer 
financing of presidential election campaigns and party 
conventions and by terminating the Election Assistance 
Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
527) to amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code 
(commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility Act), to 
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ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small 
entities of rules, and for other purposes; and providing 
for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3010) to reform the 
process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate 
new regulations and guidance documents. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution 
it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
3463) to reduce Federal spending and the deficit by termi-
nating taxpayer financing of presidential election cam-
paigns and party conventions and by terminating the Elec-
tion Assistance Commission. All points of order against 
consideration of the bill are waived. The bill shall be con-
sidered as read. All points of order against provisions in 
the bill are waived. The previous question shall be consid-
ered as ordered on the bill and 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 House 
Administration; and (2) one motion to recommit. 
SEC. 2. At any time after the 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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 527) to amend chapter 6 of title 
5, United States Code (commonly known as the Regu-
latory Flexibility Act), to ensure complete analysis of po-
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tential impacts on small entities of rules, 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, with 40 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on the Judiciary and 20 min-
utes equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on Small Business. 
After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the 
amendments in the nature of a substitute recommended 
by the Committees on the Judiciary and Small Business 
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 sub-
stitute consisting of the text of the Rules Committee Print 
dated November 18, 2011. 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 A 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 
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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 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. 
SEC. 3. At any time after the 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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 3010) to reform the process by 
which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regula-
tions and guidance documents. The first reading of the 
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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 the Judiciary. After gen-
eral 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 the amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary 
now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All 
points of order against the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to the 
committee 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 specified in the report equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 
shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be sub-
ject to a demand for division of the question in the House 
or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order 
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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 committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
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. 4. It shall be in order at any time through the 
legislative day of December 2, 2011, for the Speaker to 
entertain motions that the House suspend the rules, as 
though under clause 1(c) of rule XV, relating to a measure 
addressing railway labor. 
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House Calendar No. 94 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 477 
[Report No. 112–296] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3463) 
to reduce Federal spending and the deficit by 
terminating taxpayer financing of presidential 
election campaigns and party conventions and by 
terminating the Election Assistance Commission; 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 527) 
to amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States 
Code (commonly known as the Regulatory Flexi-
bility Act), to ensure complete analysis of poten-
tial impacts on small entities of rules, and for 
other purposes; and providing for consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 3010) to reform the process by 
which Federal agencies analyze and formulate 
new regulations and guidance documents. 
NOVEMBER 29, 2011 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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