H. Res. 580 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
January 6, 2016. 
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. 712) 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 amendments specified in this section 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 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. After 
general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 
under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as
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an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five- 
minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute con-
sisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114–37. 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 ex-
cept 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 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 amend-
ment, 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 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 or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage
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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 Whole House 
on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
1155) to provide for the establishment of a process for the 
review of rules and sets 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 de-
bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 
hour equally divided among and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary 
and the chair and ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform. After general 
debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered as read. All 
points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. No 
amendment to the bill shall be in order except those printed 
in part B 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
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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. 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. 
Attest: 
Clerk.