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[H. Res. 271 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 House Calendar No. 114
105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 271

                          [Report No. 105-335]

  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1534) to simplify and 
expedite access to the Federal courts for injured parties whose rights 
 and privileges, secured by the United States Constitution, have been 
  deprived by final actions of Federal agencies, or other government 
   officials or entities acting under color of State law; to prevent 
Federal courts from abstaining from exercising Federal jurisdiction in 
actions where no State law claim is alleged; to permit certification of 
 unsettled State law questions that are essential to resolving Federal 
 claims arising under the Constitution; and to clarify when government 
 action is sufficiently final to ripen certain Federal claims arising 
                        under the Constitution.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 21, 1997

   Mr. McInnis, 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. 1534) to simplify and 
expedite access to the Federal courts for injured parties whose rights 
 and privileges, secured by the United States Constitution, have been 
  deprived by final actions of Federal agencies, or other government 
   officials or entities acting under color of State law; to prevent 
Federal courts from abstaining from exercising Federal jurisdiction in 
actions where no State law claim is alleged; to permit certification of 
 unsettled State law questions that are essential to resolving Federal 
 claims arising under the Constitution; and to clarify when government 
 action is sufficiently final to ripen certain Federal claims arising 
                        under the Constitution.

    Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution 
the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule XXIII, declare the 
House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of 
the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1534) to simplify and 
expedite access to the Federal courts for injured parties whose rights 
and privileges, secured by the United States Constitution, have been 
deprived by final actions of Federal agencies, or other government 
officials or entities acting under color of State law; to prevent 
Federal courts from abstaining from exercising Federal jurisdiction in 
actions where no State law claim is alleged; to permit certification of 
unsettled State law questions that are essential to resolving Federal 
claims arising under the Constitution; and to clarify when government 
action is sufficiently final to ripen certain Federal claims arising 
under the Constitution. The first reading of the bill shall be 
dispensed with. Points of order against consideration of the bill for 
failure to comply with clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI are waived. General 
debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman 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 the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
the bill, modified by the amendments printed in part 1 of the report of 
the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. That amendment in 
the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. No amendment to 
that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except a 
further amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by 
Representative Conyers of Michigan or his designee, which shall be 
considered as read, shall be debatable for thirty minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not 
be subject to amendment. If that further amendment is rejected or not 
offered, then no other amendment shall be in order except the amendment 
printed in part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules, which may be 
offered only by the Member designated in the report, shall be 
considered as read, shall be debatable for thirty minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not 
be subject to amendment. 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. 114

105th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 271

                          [Report No. 105-335]

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                               RESOLUTION

  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1534) to simplify and 
expedite access to the Federal courts for injured parties whose rights 
 and privileges, secured by the United States Constitution, have been 
  deprived by final actions of Federal agencies, or other government 
   officials or entities acting under color of State law; to prevent 
Federal courts from abstaining from exercising Federal jurisdiction in 
actions where no State law claim is alleged; to permit certification of 
 unsettled State law questions that are essential to resolving Federal 
 claims arising under the Constitution; and to clarify when government 
 action is sufficiently final to ripen certain Federal claims arising 
                        under the Constitution.

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                            October 21, 1997

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed