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House Calendar No. 57 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 382 
[Report No. 115–179] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1215) to improve patient access 
to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing 
the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery 
system. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2017 
Mr. BURGESS, 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. 1215) to im-
prove patient access to health care services and provide 
improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden 
the liability system places on the health care delivery 
system. 
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso-
lution 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. 1215) to improve patient access 
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to health care services and provide improved medical care 
by reducing the excessive burden the liability system 
places on the health care delivery system. The first read-
ing of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 
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. In lieu of the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, 
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 115-10. 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 amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except 
those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules ac-
companying 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 
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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 divi-
sion 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 
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 in-
structions. 
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House Calendar No. 57 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 382 
[Report No. 115–179] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1215) 
to improve patient access to health care services 
and provide improved medical care by reducing 
the excessive burden the liability system places 
on the health care delivery system. 
JUNE 13, 2017 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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