H. Res. 497 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
March 5, 2014. 
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. 3826) to provide direction to the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency regarding the establish-
ment of standards for emissions of any greenhouse gas from 
fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, 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 En-
ergy and Commerce. 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 Com-
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mittee Print 113–40. 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 amendment in the nature of 
a substitute shall be in order except those printed in the re-
port 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 des-
ignated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be de-
batable 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 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 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 mo-
tion except one motion to recommit with or without instruc-
tions.
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SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 4118) to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to delay the implementa-
tion of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual 
health insurance mandate. All points of order against consid-
eration of the bill are waived. The bill shall be considered as 
read. All points of order against provisions in the bill are 
waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 
on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on Ways and Means; and 
(2) one motion to recommit. 
Attest: 
Clerk.