•HRES 180 RH 
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. 720) to amend Rule 11 of the Fed-
eral Rules of Civil Procedure to improve attorney account-
ability, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 
bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 
consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall 
be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal-
ly divided and controlled by the chair 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. 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 part A of 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 
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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. 
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. 985) to amend the procedures used in 
Federal court class actions and multidistrict litigation pro-
ceedings to assure fairer, more efficient outcomes for 
claimants and defendants, and for other purposes. The 
first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points 
of order against consideration of the bill are waived. Gen-
eral debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not ex-
ceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking 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 
amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in 
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the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 115-5. 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 sub-
stitute are waived. No amendment to that amendment in 
the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those 
printed in part B of the report of the Committee 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 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 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 
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motion except one motion to recommit with or without in-
structions. 
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House Calendar No. 19 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 180 
[Report No. 115–29] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 720) 
to amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil 
Procedure to improve attorney accountability, 
and for other purposes, and providing for consid-
eration of the bill (H.R. 985) to amend the pro-
cedures used in Federal court class actions and 
multidistrict litigation proceedings to assure fair-
er, more efficient outcomes for claimants and de-
fendants, and for other purposes. 
MARCH 8, 2017 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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