Title: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1629) to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to limitations on exclusive approval or licensure of orphan drugs, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 275) condemning the horrific shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 16, 2021, and reaffirming the House of Representative's commitment to combating hate, bigotry, and violence against the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community; and for other purposes.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1629) to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to limitations on exclusive approval or licensure of orphan drugs, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 275) condemning the horrific shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 16, 2021, and reaffirming the House of Representative's commitment to combating hate, bigotry, and violence against the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[H. Res. 403 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  House Calendar No. 17
117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 403

                          [Report No. 117-37]

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1629) to amend the 
  Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to limitations on 
    exclusive approval or licensure of orphan drugs, and for other 
 purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 275) 
  condemning the horrific shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 16, 
   2021, and reaffirming the House of Representative's commitment to 
 combating hate, bigotry, and violence against the Asian-American and 
          Pacific Islander community; and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 17, 2021

   Ms. Scanlon, 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. 1629) to amend the 
  Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to limitations on 
    exclusive approval or licensure of orphan drugs, and for other 
 purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 275) 
  condemning the horrific shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 16, 
   2021, and reaffirming the House of Representative's commitment to 
 combating hate, bigotry, and violence against the Asian-American and 
          Pacific Islander community; and for other purposes.

    Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 1629) to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to limitations on 
exclusive approval or licensure of orphan drugs, and for other 
purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are 
waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against provisions in the bill are waived. The previous question shall 
be considered as ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to 
final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees; 
and (2) one motion to recommit.
    Sec. 2.  Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order 
without intervention of any point of order to consider in the House the 
resolution (H. Res. 275) condemning the horrific shootings in Atlanta, 
Georgia, on March 16, 2021, and reaffirming the House of 
Representative's commitment to combating hate, bigotry, and violence 
against the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community. The 
resolution shall be considered as read. The previous question shall be 
considered as ordered on the resolution and preamble to adoption 
without intervening motion or demand for division of the question 
except one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform or 
their respective designees.
    Sec. 3.  House Resolution 398 is hereby adopted.
    Sec. 4.  House Resolution 188, agreed to March 8, 2021 (as amended 
by House Resolution 330, agreed to April 20, 2021), is amended by 
striking ``May 20, 2021'' each place it appears and inserting (in each 
instance) ``July 1, 2021''.
    Sec. 5. (a) At any time through the legislative day of Thursday, 
May 20, 2021, the Speaker may entertain motions offered by the Majority 
Leader or a designee that the House suspend the rules as though under 
clause 1 of rule XV with respect to multiple measures described in 
subsection (b), and the Chair shall put the question on any such motion 
without debate or intervening motion.
    (b) A measure referred to in subsection (a) includes any measure 
that was the object of a motion to suspend the rules on the legislative 
day of May 17, 2021, or May 18, 2021, in the form as so offered, on 
which the yeas and nays were ordered and further proceedings postponed 
pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX.
    (c) Upon the offering of a motion pursuant to subsection (a) 
concerning multiple measures, the ordering of the yeas and nays on 
postponed motions to suspend the rules with respect to such measures is 
vacated to the end that all such motions are considered as withdrawn.
                                                  House Calendar No. 17

117th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 403

                          [Report No. 117-37]

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                               RESOLUTION

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1629) to amend the 
  Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to limitations on 
    exclusive approval or licensure of orphan drugs, and for other 
 purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 275) 
  condemning the horrific shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 16, 
   2021, and reaffirming the House of Representative's commitment to 
 combating hate, bigotry, and violence against the Asian-American and 
          Pacific Islander community; and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 17, 2021

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed