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House Calendar No. 20

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 181

[Report No. 108–64] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1036) to prohibit civil liability 

actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of their products by others. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 8, 2003

Mr. SESSIONS, 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. 1036) to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages resulting 

from the misuse of their products by others.

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

2 resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 

3 rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 

4 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 1036) to prohibit civil liability ac-
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1 tions from being brought or continued against manufac2 turers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or 

3 ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of 

4 their products by others. The first reading of the bill shall 

5 be dispensed with. All points of order against consider6 ation of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con7 fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di8 vided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minor9 ity member of the Committee on the Judiciary. After gen10 eral debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 

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

12 as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under 

13 the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a sub14 stitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary 

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

16 nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. No 

17 amendment to the committee amendment in the nature 

18 of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in 

19 the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 

20 resolution. Each amendment may be offered only in the 

21 order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Mem22 ber designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 

23 shall be debatable for the time specified in the report 

24 equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 

25 opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 
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1 not be subject to a demand for division of the question 

2 in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points 

3 of order against such amendments are waived. At the con4 clusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 

5 Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 

6 such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member 

7 may demand a separate vote in the House on any amend8 ment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill 

9 or to the committee amendment in the nature of a sub10 stitute. The previous question shall be considered as or11 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

12 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

13 with or without instructions. 
House Calendar No. 20

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 181

[Report No. 108–64] 

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1036) 

to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of their products by others. 

APRIL 8, 2003

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed