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House Calendar No. 84 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 580 
[Report No. 114–388] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 712) to impose certain limitations 
on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require 
the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms 
thereof, and for other purposes, and providing 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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 5, 2016 
Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, 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. 712) to impose 
certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement 
agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take 
regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof, 
and for other purposes, and providing 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. 
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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. 712) to impose certain limitations 
on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies 
that require the agencies to take regulatory action in ac-
cordance with the terms thereof, 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 amend-
ments 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 con-
trolled 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 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 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. 
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No amendment to that amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute 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 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 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 con-
clusion 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 amend-
ment 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 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 
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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 debate 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 Committee on Over-
sight 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 print-
ed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules ac-
companying 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 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 
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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 or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. 
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