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House Calendar No. 95 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 479 
[Report No. 112–311] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10) to amend chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive 
branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval 
is enacted into law, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 1, 2011 
Mr. NUGENT, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10) to amend 
chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide 
that major rules of the executive branch shall have no 
force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is 
enacted into law, and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That at any time after the 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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 10) to amend chapter 8 of title 
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in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated 
in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debat-
able 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 consid-
eration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise 
and report the bill, as amended, to the House with such 
further amendments as may have been adopted. The pre-
vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 
and amendments thereto to final passage without inter-
vening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. 
SEC. 2. During any recess or adjournment of not 
more than three days, if in the opinion of the Speaker 
the public interest so warrants, then the Speaker or his 
designee, after consultation with the Minority Leader, may 
reconvene the House at a time other than that previously 
appointed, within the limits of clause 4, section 5, article 
I of the Constitution, and notify Members accordingly. 
SEC. 3. Clause 3 of rule XXIX shall apply to the 
availability requirements for a conference report and the 
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accompanying joint statement under clause 8(a)(1) of rule 
XXII. 
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House Calendar No. 95 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 479 
[Report No. 112–311] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10) to 
amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, 
to provide that major rules of the executive 
branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint 
resolution of approval is enacted into law, and 
for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 1, 2011 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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