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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, distribu-
tors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages result-
ing 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 resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1036) to pro-
hibit civil liability actions from being brought or contin-
ued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or im-
porters of firearms or ammunition for damages resulting 
from the misuse of their products by others.
Resolved, That at any time after the 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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 1036) to prohibit civil liability ac-
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tions from being brought or continued against manufac-
turers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or 
ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of 
their products by others. The first reading of the bill shall 
be dispensed with. All points of order against consider-
ation of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con-
fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di-
vided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minor-
ity member of the Committee on the Judiciary. After gen-
eral 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 the amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary 
now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. No 
amendment to the committee amendment in the nature 
of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in 
the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution. Each amendment may be offered only in the 
order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Mem-
ber 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
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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 con-
clusion 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 amend-
ment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill 
or to the committee amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute. 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. 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, dis-
tributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or 
ammunition for damages resulting from the mis-
use of their products by others. 
APRIL 8, 2003
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed