Mike Collins: “I am pleased to bring this rule forward on behalf of the Rules Committee. The rule provides for consideration of H.R.…”

“I am pleased to bring this rule forward on behalf of the Rules Committee. The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 469, the Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act, and H.R. 732, the Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act. The rule provides for 1 hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking member of the Judiciary Committee for each of the bills under consideration, and also provides for a motion to recommit on both bills. Additionally, the rule makes in order six amendments to each bill, respectively, representing ideas from Members on both sides of the aisle. Yesterday, the Rules Committee received testimony from Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte and Representative Jamie Raskin. In addition to the discussion of the underlying legislation at the Rules Committee, I previously joined my colleagues on the Judiciary Committee in a robust debate of the major components of these bills at Judiciary markups earlier this year. I introduced H.R. 469 to address a problem that, unfortunately, has become all too common: the practice of regulating behind closed doors and absent public input through what is known as sue and settle agreements. H.R. 469 also includes the Judgment Fund Transparency Act, introduced by Representative Chris Stewart, and the Article I Amicus and Intervention Act, introduced by Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte.…”