[House Report 115-60] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] 115th Congress } { Report HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session } { 115-60 ====================================================================== PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1430) TO PROHIBIT THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FROM PROPOSING, FINALIZING, OR DISSEMINATING REGULATIONS OR ASSESSMENTS BASED UPON SCIENCE THAT IS NOT TRANSPARENT OR REPRODUCIBLE _______ March 27, 2017.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed _______ Mr. Woodall, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following R E P O R T [To accompany H. Res. 229] The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House Resolution 229, 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 consideration of H.R. 1430, the HONEST Act, under a closed rule. The resolution provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the bill. The resolution provides one motion to recommit. EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS The waiver of all points of order against consideration of the bill includes a waiver of clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII, which requires the inclusion of a committee cost estimate. It is important to note that while a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) cost estimate was not available at the time the Committee filed its report, the Committee intends to submit the estimate to the Congressional Record when it becomes available. Although the rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, 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. 41 Motion by Mr. Cole to report the rule. Adopted: 8-3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Cole........................................ Yea Ms. Slaughter..................... ............ Mr. Woodall..................................... Yea Mr. McGovern...................... Nay Mr. Burgess..................................... Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Nay Mr. Collins..................................... ............ Mr. Polis......................... Nay Mr. Byrne....................................... Yea Mr. Newhouse.................................... Yea Mr. Buck........................................ Yea Ms. Cheney...................................... Yea Mr. Sessions, Chairman.......................... Yea ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [all]