[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[H. Res. 181 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                  House Calendar No. 20
108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 181

                          [Report No. 108-64]

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1036) to prohibit civil 
       liability actions from being brought or continued against 
   manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or 
 ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of their products by 
                                others.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 8, 2003

   Mr. Sessions, 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. 1036) to prohibit civil 
       liability actions from being brought or continued against 
   manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or 
 ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of their products by 
                                others.

    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. 1036) to prohibit civil 
liability actions from being brought or continued against 
manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or 
ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of their products by 
others. 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 
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.




                                                  House Calendar No. 20

108th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 181

                          [Report No. 108-64]

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                               RESOLUTION

 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1036) to prohibit civil 
       liability actions from being brought or continued against 
   manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or 
 ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of their products by 
                                others.

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                             April 8, 2003

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed