Title: 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 consideration of the bill (H.R. 985) to amend the procedures used in Federal court class actions and multidistrict litigation proceedings to assure fairer, more efficient outcomes for claimants and defendants, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
Sets forth the rule 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 consideration of the bill (H.R. 985) to amend the procedures used in Federal court class actions and multidistrict litigation proceedings to assure fairer, more efficient outcomes for claimants and defendants.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H. Res. 180 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  House Calendar No. 19
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 180

                          [Report No. 115-29]

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 consideration 
 of the bill (H.R. 985) to amend the procedures used in Federal court 
   class actions and multidistrict litigation proceedings to assure 
 fairer, more efficient outcomes for claimants and defendants, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 8, 2017

   Mr. Collins of Georgia, 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. 720) 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. 985) to amend the procedures used in Federal court 
   class actions and multidistrict litigation proceedings to assure 
 fairer, more efficient outcomes for claimants and defendants, and for 
                            other purposes.

    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. 720) to amend Rule 11 of the 
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to improve attorney accountability, 
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 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 part A 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 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.
    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 proceedings 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. 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. 
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 115-5. 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 
substitute 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 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. 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 instructions.
                                                  House Calendar No. 19

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 180

                          [Report No. 115-29]

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                               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 consideration 
 of the bill (H.R. 985) to amend the procedures used in Federal court 
   class actions and multidistrict litigation proceedings to assure 
 fairer, more efficient outcomes for claimants and defendants, and for 
                            other purposes.

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                             March 8, 2017

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed