Title: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 725) to amend title 28, United States Code, to prevent fraudulent joinder.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 725) to amend title 28, United States Code, to prevent fraudulent joinder.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 175 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  House Calendar No. 17
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 175

                          [Report No. 115-27]

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 725) to amend title 28, 
           United States Code, to prevent fraudulent joinder.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 7, 2017

     Mr. Buck, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 725) to amend title 28, 
           United States Code, to prevent fraudulent joinder.

    Resolved, That 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. 725) to amend title 28, 
United States Code, to prevent fraudulent joinder. 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 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. 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 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 
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. 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.
                                                  House Calendar No. 17

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 175

                          [Report No. 115-27]

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                               RESOLUTION

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 725) to amend title 28, 
           United States Code, to prevent fraudulent joinder.

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                             March 7, 2017

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed