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House Calendar No. 131
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 367
[Report No. 107–375]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2341) to amend the procedures
that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer
outcomes for class members and defendants, to outlaw certain practices
that provide inadequate settlements for class members, to assure that
attorneys do not receive a disproportionate amount of settlements at
the expense of class members, to provide for clearer and simpler informa-
tion in class action settlement notices, to assure prompt consideration
of interstate class actions, to amend title 28, United States Code, to
allow the application of the principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction
to interstate class actions, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 12, 2002
Ms. PRYCE, 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. 2341) to amend
the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate
class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members
and defendants, to outlaw certain practices that provide
inadequate settlements for class members, to assure that
attorneys do not receive a disproportionate amount of
settlements at the expense of class members, to provide
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for clearer and simpler information in class action settle-
ment notices, to assure prompt consideration of inter-
state class actions, to amend title 28, United States
Code, to allow the application of the principles of Federal
diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions, and for
other purposes.
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. 2341) to amend the procedures that
apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure
fairer outcomes for class members and defendants, to out-
law certain practices that provide inadequate settlements
for class members, to assure that attorneys do not receive
a disproportionate amount of settlements at the expense
of class members, to provide for clearer and simpler infor-
mation in class action settlement notices, to assure prompt
consideration of interstate class actions, to amend title 28,
United States Code, to allow the application of the prin-
ciples of Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class
actions, 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 chairman and ranking mi-
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nority 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 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 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 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
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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. 131
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 367
[Report No. 107–375]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2341)
to amend the procedures that apply to consider-
ation of interstate class actions to assure fairer
outcomes for class members and defendants, to
outlaw certain practices that provide inadequate
settlements for class members, to assure that at-
torneys do not receive a disproportionate amount
of settlements at the expense of class members,
to provide for clearer and simpler information in
class action settlement notices, to assure prompt
consideration of interstate class actions, to
amend title 28, United States Code, to allow the
application of the principles of Federal diversity
jurisdiction to interstate class actions, and for
other purposes.
MARCH 12, 2002
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed