Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 535) to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980.

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 535 (PFAS Action Act of 2019).

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 779 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  House Calendar No. 66
116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 779

                          [Report No. 116-366]

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 535) to require the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to designate per- 
   and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under the 
 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
                                of 1980.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 2020

   Ms. Scanlon, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 535) to require the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to designate per- 
   and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under the 
 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
                                of 1980.

    Resolved, That 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. 535) to require the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to designate per- 
and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980. 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 
resolution and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled 
by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-45, 
modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as 
adopted in the House and in the Committee 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, shall be in 
order except those printed in part B 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 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 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 on any further amendment thereto to final passage without 
intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions.
                                                  House Calendar No. 66

116th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 779

                          [Report No. 116-366]

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 535) to require the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to designate per- 
   and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under the 
 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
                                of 1980.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            January 7, 2020

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed