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[H. Res. 295 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 House Calendar No. 113
106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 295

                          [Report No. 106-326]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1875) to amend title 28, 
   United States Code, to allow the application of the principles of 
      Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 21, 1999

    Mr. Linder, 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. 1875) to amend title 28, 
   United States Code, to allow the application of the principles of 
      Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions.

    Resolved, That at any time after the 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. 1875) to amend title 28, 
United States Code, to allow the application of the principles of 
Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions. The first 
reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. 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. Each section of the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered 
as read. No amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute shall be in order except those printed in the portion of the 
Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule 
XVIII and except pro forma amendments for the purpose of debate. Each 
amendment so printed may be offered only by the Member who caused it to 
be printed or his designee and shall be considered as read. The 
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time 
during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request 
for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes 
the minimum time for electronic voting on any postponed question that 
follows another electronic vote without intervening business, provided 
that the minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any series 
of questions shall be 15 minutes. 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 committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. 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. 113

106th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 295

                          [Report No. 106-326]

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                               RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1875) to amend title 28, 
   United States Code, to allow the application of the principles of 
      Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions.

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                           September 21, 1999

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed