Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 185) to advance responsible policies.

Summary

Allows a specific House rule restriction to be set aside for consideration of one underlying bill, and specifies which text will serve as the amendment in the nature of a substitute for that floor proceeding. The substitute is the introduced text of another bill, but may be changed only by a single qualifying amendment submitted for printing by the ranking minority member of the relevant committee at least one day before consideration; if more than one qualifying amendment is submitted, only the last one will apply.

• Waives a specific House rule restriction for consideration of one underlying House bill.
• Designates the amendment-in-the-nature-of-a-substitute to be the introduced text of another House bill.
• Allows modification of that substitute only by a single qualifying amendment printed at least one day before consideration.
• Requires the qualifying amendment to be submitted by the ranking minority member of the committee with jurisdiction.
• If multiple qualifying amendments are submitted, only the last such amendment submitted will be used.
• Does not create new spending, change substantive policy directly, or include an explicit effective date.
• Applies only to the floor procedure for the specified bill and is limited in scope.