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House Calendar No. 114
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 271
[Report No. 105–335]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1534) to simplify and expedite
access to the Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privi-
leges, secured by the United States Constitution, have been deprived
by final actions of Federal agencies, or other government officials or
entities acting under color of State law; to prevent Federal courts from
abstaining from exercising Federal jurisdiction in actions where no State
law claim is alleged; to permit certification of unsettled State law ques-
tions that are essential to resolving Federal claims arising under the
Constitution; and to clarify when government action is sufficiently final
to ripen certain Federal claims arising under the Constitution.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 21, 1997
Mr. MCINNIS, 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. 1534) to sim-
plify and expedite access to the Federal courts for in-
jured parties whose rights and privileges, secured by
the United States Constitution, have been deprived by
final actions of Federal agencies, or other government
officials or entities acting under color of State law; to
prevent Federal courts from abstaining from exercising
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Federal jurisdiction in actions where no State law claim
is alleged; to permit certification of unsettled State law
questions that are essential to resolving Federal claims
arising under the Constitution; and to clarify when gov-
ernment action is sufficiently final to ripen certain Fed-
eral claims arising under the Constitution.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of
rule XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 1534) to simplify and expedite ac-
cess to the Federal courts for injured parties whose rights
and privileges, secured by the United States Constitution,
have been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies,
or other government officials or entities acting under color
of State law; to prevent Federal courts from abstaining
from exercising Federal jurisdiction in actions where no
State law claim is alleged; to permit certification of unset-
tled State law questions that are essential to resolving
Federal claims arising under the Constitution; and to clar-
ify when government action is sufficiently final to ripen
certain Federal claims arising under the Constitution. The
first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of
order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply
with clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI are waived. General debate
shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour
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equally divided and controlled by the chairman and rank-
ing 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 amend-
ment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute recommended by the Committee on
the Judiciary now printed in the bill, modified by the
amendments printed in part 1 of the report of the Com-
mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution. That
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be consid-
ered as read. No amendment to that amendment in the
nature of a substitute shall be in order except a further
amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Rep-
resentative Conyers of Michigan or his designee, which
shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for thirty
minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent
and an opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment.
If that further amendment is rejected or not offered, then
no other amendment shall be in order except the amend-
ment printed in part 2 of the report of the Committee
on Rules, which may be offered only by the Member des-
ignated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall
be debatable for thirty minutes equally divided and con-
trolled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not
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be subject to amendment. At the conclusion of consider-
ation 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 the Whole to the bill or to the amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute made in order as origi-
nal text. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit
with or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 114
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 271
[Report No. 105–335]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1534)
to simplify and expedite access to the Federal
courts for injured parties whose rights and privi-
leges, secured by the United States Constitution,
have been deprived by final actions of Federal
agencies, or other government officials or entities
acting under color of State law; to prevent Fed-
eral courts from abstaining from exercising Fed-
eral jurisdiction in actions where no State law
claim is alleged; to permit certification of unset-
tled State law questions that are essential to re-
solving Federal claims arising under the Con-
stitution; and to clarify when government action
is sufficiently final to ripen certain Federal
claims arising under the Constitution.
OCTOBER 21, 1997
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed