Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process.

Bill: 113-hres-258
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
Introduced: 2013-06-12
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: House of Representatives

Legislative rules and procedure
Latest action: action_date: 2013-06-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-06-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 1565, entitled the Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013. </p>

tv_txt: IV 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 258 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 12, 2013 Ms. Esty submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules RESOLUTION Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process.

That immediately upon adoption of this resolution the Speaker shall, 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. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. 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. All points of order against provisions in the bill 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. If the Committee of the Whole rises and reports that it has come to no resolution on the bill, then on the next legislative day the House shall, immediately after the third daily order of business under clause 1 of rule XIV, resolve into the Committee of the Whole for further consideration of the bill. 2. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not apply to the consideration of H.R. 1565.