Madam Chair, I yield to the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Chaffetz) for the purpose of colloquy.

Mr. Chairman, again, we are talking about an agency that can't even get a test right after 7 years. Until they do that, it is yet another example of EPA finalizing a rule with unattainable standards. I oppose this amendment, and I urge a…

Reclaiming my time, I am pleased the gentleman has raised this issue. It is important to work together to ensure law enforcement arrangements are best suited to the populations they serve. I appreciate the gentleman's dedication to this…

Madam Chairman, the language in section 425 simply maintains the status quo regarding the definition of fill material for purposes of the Clean Water Act. The existing definition was put in place through a rulemaking initiated by the…

Madam Chairwoman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Jenkins).

Mr. Chairman, let me be clear, the language in the bill does not block EPA's implementation of the rule. To date, EPA has not yet approved a test kit that meets the false positive and false negative standards. It is yet another example of…

Mr. Chairman, unfortunately, EPA is under a court order to propose a rule by December 2016, according to a suit brought by the environmentalists, to compel EPA to move forward with more regulation on a schedule they dictate. BLM, the…

Mr. Chairman, I encourage opposition to this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California (Mr. Calvert) is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. Chair, the Supreme Court has ruled on a number of occasions that the EPA does not have the authority to rewrite the Clean Air Act, as it has been attempting to do. In February, the Supreme Court issued a stay on the EPA's greenhouse…

Mr. Chair, I urge opposition to this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Peters). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair…

Mr. Chair, last year, the EPA issued a final rule to disqualify many refrigerants and other chemicals. The rule contained aggressive deadlines for the phase-out of many chemicals. Some of those deadlines applied within 6 months. Historical…

Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Peters). The amendment was rejected. Amendment…

Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California is recognized for 5 minutes

Mr. Chairman, I have long been concerned with how the EPA conducts its cost-benefit analysis to justify its rulemaking. This is something that the committee has discussed with the EPA on a number of occasions. The Supreme Court recently…

Mr. Chairman, this is voodoo environmentalism, so I would absolutely have opposition to this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California (Mr…

Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Jenkins.)

Mr. Chairman, prior to finalizing the worker protection rule, the EPA shared a draft with the House Committee on Agriculture. The draft did not contain a section that authorized the use of designated representatives. It was later inserted…