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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 373

Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3087), proposing to amend

the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to establish time limitations on certain

civil actions against aircraft manufacturers, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 1, 1994

Mr. GLICKMAN (for himself and Mr. HANSEN) submitted the following

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

RESOLUTION

Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3087), proposing to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to

establish time limitations on certain civil actions against

aircraft manufacturers, and for other purposes.

1 Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this

2 resolution the House shall resolve itself into the Commit3 tee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the

4 consideration of the bill (H.R. 3087) proposing to estab5 lish time limitations on certain civil actions against air6 craft manufacturers, and for other purposes, the first

7 reading of the bill shall be dispensed with, and all points

8 of order against the bill and against its consideration are
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1 hereby waived. After general debate, which shall be con2 fined to the bill and which shall not exceed three hours,

3 one hour of which shall be equally divided and controlled

4 by Representative Brooks of Texas and Representative

5 Fish of New York; one hour of which shall be equally di6 vided and controlled by Representative Mineta of Califor7 nia and Representative Shuster of Pennsylvania; and one

8 hour of which shall be equally divided and controlled by

9 Representative Glickman of Kansas and Representative

10 Hansen of Utah, the bill shall be considered for amend11 ment under the five-minute rule. No amendment to the

12 bill shall be in order in the House or the Committee of

13 the Whole except for the following amendments, which are

14 not subject to amendment and shall be considered only

15 in the following order—

16 (a) an amendment in the nature of a substitute

17 by Representative Brooks of Texas;

18 (b) an amendment in the nature of a substitute

19 by Representative Mineta of California;

20 (c) an amendment in the nature of a substitute

21 by Representative Glickman of Kansas.

22 Each amendment may be offered only by the named

23 proponent or their designee, shall be in order notwith24 standing the adoption of a previous amendment in the na25 ture of a substitute, shall be considered read only if print-
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1 ed in the Congressional Record at least three legislative

2 days prior to its consideration, shall be debatable for time

3 not to exceed one hour to be equally divided and controlled

4 by the proponent and a member opposed thereto, and shall

5 not be subject to an amendment in the House or in the

6 Committee of the Whole. If more than one amendment

7 in the nature of a substitute is adopted, only the last to

8 be adopted shall be considered as finally adopted and re9 ported to the House. At the conclusion of the consider10 ation of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise

11 and report the bill to the House with such amendment

12 as may have been finally adopted. The previous question

13 shall be considered to be ordered on the bill and such

14 amendment thereto to final passage without intervening

15 motion except one motion to recommit, with or without

16 instructions.

17 SEC. 2. If on any day the Committee rises and re18 ports that it has come to no resolution on the bill, the

19 House shall, on the next legislative day immediately fol20 lowing House approval of the Journal, resolve itself into

21 the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union

22 for the further consideration of the bill.

23 SEC. 3. If a comparable bill has been passed by the

24 Senate, it shall be in order any time after House consider25 ation of H.R. 3087 for Representative Glickman or his
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1 designee to move for immediate consideration of such Sen2 ate bill and to move for concurrence in the passage of such

3 Senate bill, and one motion to recommit, with or without

4 amendment but, if with an amendment, then such amend5 ment shall strike all after the enacting clause and sub6 stitute therefore the text of H.R. 3087 as passed by the

7 House.

8 SEC. 4. Consideration, in accordance with the provi9 sions of this resolution, of the bill and any comparable

10 bill passed by the Senate shall be a matter of highest privi11 lege in the House and shall take precedence over any other

12 motion, business, or order of the House, and the House

13 shall proceed with such consideration to final passage,

14 without the intervention of any other motion, order, or

15 business except a motion to adjourn, or as otherwise pro16 vided for in this resolution.

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