[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 367 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                        March 13, 2002.
    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. 2341) to amend the procedures that apply to consideration of 
interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and 
defendants, to outlaw certain practices that provide inadequate settlements for 
class members, to assure that attorneys do not receive a disproportionate amount 
of settlements at the expense of class members, to provide for clearer and 
simpler information in class action settlement notices, to assure prompt 
consideration of interstate class actions, to amend title 28, United States 
Code, to allow the application of the principles of Federal diversity 
jurisdiction to interstate class actions, 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 
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. 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 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 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.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.