H. Res. 78 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
February 4, 2015. 
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. 527) to amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code 
(commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility Act), to en-
sure complete analysis of potential 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 consider-
ation 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 mi-
nority member of the Committee on the Judiciary and 20 
minutes 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 amend-
ment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to con-
sider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under
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the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114– 
3. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
considered as read. All points of order against that amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment 
to that amendment in the nature of a substitute 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 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
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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 Whole House 
on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
50) to provide for additional safeguards with respect to im-
posing 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 exceed one hour equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. After gen-
eral debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under 
the five-minute rule. An amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute 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 Com-
mittee 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 considered as read. 
All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, 
are waived. No further amendment to the bill, as amended,
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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 designated in the report, shall 
be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time speci-
fied in the report equally divided and controlled by the pro-
ponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, 
and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the ques-
tion in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All 
points of order against such further amendments are waived. 
At the conclusion 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 mo-
tion to recommit with or without instructions. 
Attest: 
Clerk.