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House Calendar No. 103 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 494 

[Report No. 109–249] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 554) to prevent legislative and 

regulatory functions from being usurped by civil liability actions brought 

or continued against food manufacturers, marketers, distributors, advertisers, sellers, and trade associations for claims of injury relating to 

a person’s weight gain, obesity, or any health condition associated with 

weight gain or obesity. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 17, 2005 

Mr. GINGREY, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 

which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 554) to prevent 

legislative and regulatory functions from being usurped 

by civil liability actions brought or continued against 

food manufacturers, marketers, distributors, advertisers, 

sellers, and trade associations for claims of injury relating to a person’s weight gain, obesity, or any health 

condition associated with weight gain or obesity. 

1 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 

2 resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 
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1 rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 

2 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider3 ation of the bill (H.R. 554) to prevent legislative and regu4 latory functions from being usurped by civil liability ac5 tions brought or continued against food manufacturers, 

6 marketers, distributors, advertisers, sellers, and trade as7 sociations for claims of injury relating to a person’s weight 

8 gain, obesity, or any health condition associated with 

9 weight gain or obesity. The first reading of the bill shall 

10 be dispensed with. All points of order against consider11 ation of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con12 fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di13 vided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minor14 ity member of the Committee on the Judiciary. After gen15 eral debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 

16 under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider 

17 as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under 

18 the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a sub19 stitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary 

20 now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the 

21 nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. Not22 withstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to 

23 the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute 

24 shall be in order except those printed in the report of the 

25 Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each 
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1 such amendment may be offered only in the order printed 

2 in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated 

3 in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debat4 able for the time specified in the report equally divided 

5 and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall 

6 not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to 

7 a demand for division of the question in the House or in 

8 the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against 

9 such amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consid10 eration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise 

11 and report the bill to the House with such amendments 

12 as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a 

13 separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 

14 in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the com15 mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The pre16 vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 

17 and amendments thereto to final passage without inter18 vening motion except one motion to recommit with or 

19 without instructions. 
House Calendar No. 103 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 494 

[Report No. 109–249] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 554) 

obesity. health condition associated with weight gain or ing to a person’s weight gain, obesity, or any and trade associations for claims of injury relaters, marketers, distributors, advertisers, sellers, brought or continued against food manufacturfrom being usurped by civil liability actions to prevent legislative and regulatory functions 

OCTOBER 17, 2005 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed