•HRES 78 RH 
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso-
lution 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-
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. It shall be in order 
to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amend-
ment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Com-
mittee Print 114-3. 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 
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of a substitute shall be in order except those printed 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 of-
fered only by a Member designated in the report, shall 
be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time spec-
ified 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 ordered on the bill and 
amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
motion except one motion to recommit with or without in-
structions. 
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 
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Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 50) to provide for additional safeguards 
with respect to imposing Federal mandates, 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 amendments specified in this section and shall not ex-
ceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform. After general debate the 
bill shall be considered for amendment under the five- 
minute rule. An amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-4, 
modified by the amendment printed in part B of the report 
of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, 
shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the 
Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be 
considered as the original bill for the purpose of further 
amendment under the five-minute rule and shall be consid-
ered 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 C of the report of the Committee on Rules. Each 
such further amendment may be offered only in the order 
printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 
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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 
against such further amendments are waived. At the con-
clusion of consideration 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 previous question shall be considered 
as ordered on the bill, as amended, and any further 
amendment thereto to final passage without intervening 
motion except one motion to recommit with or without in-
structions. 
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House Calendar No. 7 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 78 
[Report No. 114–14] 
RESOLUTION 
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. 50) to provide for additional 
safeguards with respect to imposing Federal 
mandates, and for other purposes. 
FEBRUARY 3, 2015 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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