H. Res. 180 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

March 9, 2017. 

Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, 

declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 

House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 

(H.R. 720) to amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure to improve attorney accountability, and for other 

purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. 

All points of order against consideration of the bill are 

waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 

not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 

chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 

Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the 

bill are waived. No amendment to the bill shall be in order 

except those printed in part A of the report of the Committee 

on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, 
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may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, 

shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 

specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 

proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of 

the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 

All points of order against such amendments are waived. At 

the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 

Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 

such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 

question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

SEC. 2. At any time after adoption of this resolution the 

Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare 

the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House 

on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 

985) to amend the procedures used in Federal court class actions and multidistrict litigation proceedings to assure fairer, 

more efficient outcomes for claimants and defendants, and 

for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of the 

bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill 

and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled 
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by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee 

on the Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be 

in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 

amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the 

nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115–5. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order against 

that amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No 

amendment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute 

shall be in order except those printed in part B of the report 

of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 

Each such amendment may be offered only in the order 

printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided 

and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not 

be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the 

Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such 

amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of 

the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 

the bill to the House with such amendments as may have 

been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in 

the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 
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the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature of 

a substitute made in order as original text. The previous 

question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

Attest: 

Clerk.