IV 
House Calendar No. 146 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 756 
[Report No. 113–626] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1422) to amend the Environ-
mental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act 
of 1978 to provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications, 
public participation, and for other purposes; providing for consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 4012) to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency 
from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments 
based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible; providing 
for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4795) to promote new manufacturing 
in the United States by providing for greater transparency and timeliness 
in obtaining necessary permits, and for other purposes; and providing 
for proceedings during the period from November 21, 2014, through 
November 28, 2014. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2014 
Mr. BURGESS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1422) to amend 
the Environmental Research, Development, and Dem-
onstration Authorization Act of 1978 to provide for Sci-
entific Advisory Board member qualifications, public par-
ticipation, and for other purposes; providing for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 4012) to prohibit the Environ-
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mental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or 
disseminating regulations or assessments based upon 
science that is not transparent or reproducible; providing 
for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4795) to promote 
new manufacturing in the United States by providing 
for greater transparency and timeliness in obtaining nec-
essary permits, and for other purposes; and providing 
for proceedings during the period from November 21, 
2014, through November 28, 2014. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
1422) to amend the Environmental Research, Develop-
ment, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to 
provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifica-
tions, public participation, and for other purposes. All 
points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. 
The amendment in the nature of a substitute rec-
ommended by the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopt-
ed. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All 
points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, 
are waived. The previous question shall be considered as 
ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further 
amendment thereto, to final passage without intervening 
motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; (2) the 
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further amendment printed in part A of the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, if of-
fered by Representative Stewart of Utah or his designee, 
which shall be in order without intervention of any point 
of order, shall be considered as read, shall be separately 
debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled 
by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be sub-
ject to a demand for division of the question; and (3) 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. 4012) to prohibit the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or dissemi-
nating regulations or assessments based upon science that 
is not transparent or reproducible. 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 equal-
ly divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minor-
ity member of the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology. After general debate the bill shall be consid-
ered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall 
be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose 
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of amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 113-57. 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 sub-
stitute are waived. No amendment to that amendment in 
the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those 
printed in part B 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 divi-
sion 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 
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