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House Calendar No. 72 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 403 
[Report No. 113–264] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2655) to amend Rule 11 of 
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to improve attorney accountability, 
and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
982) to amend title 11 of the United States Code to require the public 
disclosure by trusts established under section 524(g) of such title, of 
quarterly reports that contain detailed information regarding the receipt 
and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos; 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 12, 2013 
Mr. WOODALL, 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. 2655) to amend 
Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to 
improve attorney accountability, and for other purposes, 
and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 982) 
to amend title 11 of the United States Code to require 
the public disclosure by trusts established under section 
524(g) of such title, of quarterly reports that contain 
detailed information regarding the receipt and disposition 
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of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos; 
and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
2655) to amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Pro-
cedure to improve attorney accountability, and for other 
purposes. All points of order against consideration of the 
bill are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All 
points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. 
The previous question shall be considered as ordered on 
the bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary; and 
(2) one motion to recommit. 
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. 982) to amend title 11 of the United 
States Code to require the public disclosure by trusts es-
tablished under section 524(g) of such title, of quarterly 
reports that contain detailed information regarding the re-
ceipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on expo-
sure to asbestos; and for other purposes. The first reading 
of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 
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against consideration of the bill are waived. General de-
bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 
hour equally divided and controlled by the chair 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. 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 the report of the Com-
mittee 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 debat-
able 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 consid-
eration 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. 
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