[House Report 114-353]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
114th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session } { 114-353
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 8) TO MODERNIZE ENERGY
INFRASTRUCTURE, BUILD A 21ST CENTURY ENERGY AND MANUFACTURING
WORKFORCE, BOLSTER AMERICA'S ENERGY SECURITY AND DIPLOMACY, AND PROMOTE
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE JOINT RESOLUTION (S.J.
RES. 23) PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL UNDER CHAPTER 8 OF
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, OF A RULE SUBMITTED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY RELATING TO ``STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR GREENHOUSE
GAS EMISSIONS FROM NEW, MODIFIED, AND RECONSTRUCTED STATIONARY SOURCES:
ELECTRIC UTILITY GENERATING UNITS''; AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF
THE JOINT RESOLUTION (S.J. RES. 24) PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL
DISAPPROVAL UNDER CHAPTER 8 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, OF A RULE
SUBMITTED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY RELATING TO ``CARBON
POLLUTION EMISSION GUIDELINES FOR EXISTING STATIONARY SOURCES: ELECTRIC
UTILITY GENERATING UNITS''
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November 30, 2015.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Mr. Burgess, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 539]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 539, by a record vote of 8 to 3, report the
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution
be adopted.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION
The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 8,
the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of
2015. The resolution provides one hour of general debate
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of
the bill. The resolution provides that no further consideration
of the bill shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent
order of the House.
Section 2 of the resolution provides for consideration of
S.J. Res. 23, providing for congressional disapproval under
chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted
by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ``Standards
of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified,
and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility
Generating Units'' and S.J. Res. 24, providing for
congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United
States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental
Protection Agency relating to ``Carbon Pollution Emission
Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility
Generating Units'', under closed rules. The resolution provides
one hour of debate on each joint resolution equally divided and
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Energy and Commerce. The resolution waives all
points of order against consideration of each joint resolution.
The resolution provides that each joint resolution shall be
considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order
against provisions in each joint resolution. The resolution
provides each joint resolution one motion to commit.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
H.R. 8 includes a waiver of the following:
Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act,
which prohibits consideration of legislation providing new
budget authority in excess of a 302(a) allocation of such
authority;
Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974, prohibiting consideration of legislation that would cause
the level of total new budget authority for the first fiscal
year to be exceeded, or would cause revenues to be less than
the level of total revenues for the first fiscal year or for
the total of that first fiscal year and the ensuing fiscal
years for which allocations are provided;
Clause 10 of rule XXI, which prohibits the
consideration of a bill if it has the net effect of increasing
mandatory spending over the five-year or ten-year period;
Clause 3(e)(1) of rule XIII (``Ramseyer''),
requiring a committee report accompanying a bill amending or
repealing statutes to show, by typographical device, parts of
statute affected. The waiver is provided because the submission
provided by the Committee on Energy and Commerce was
insufficient to meet the standards established by the rule in
its current form. The Committee on Rules continues to work with
the House Office of Legislative Counsel and committees to
determine the steps necessary to comply with the updated rule.
It is important to note that the Committee intends to make
in order the Manager's amendment offered by Rep. Upton (R-MI),
which, if adopted, would cure the violation of sections 302(f)
and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act and clause 10 of rule
XXI.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
consideration of S.J. Res. 23 and S.J. Res. 24, the Committee
is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic
in nature.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
provisions in S.J. Res. 23 and S.J. Res. 24, the Committee is
not aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in
nature.
COMMITTEE VOTES
The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion
to report, together with the names of those voting for and
against, are printed below:
Rules Committee record vote No. 126
Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 8-3
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Ms. Foxx........................................ Yea Ms. Slaughter..................... ............
Mr. Cole........................................ Yea Mr. McGovern...................... Nay
Mr. Woodall..................................... Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Nay
Mr. Burgess..................................... Yea Mr. Polis......................... Nay
Mr. Stivers..................................... ............
Mr. Collins..................................... Yea
Mr. Byrne....................................... Yea
Mr. Newhouse.................................... Yea
Mr. Sessions, Chairman.......................... Yea
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