[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[H. Res. 552 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 House Calendar No. 152
108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 552

                          [Report No. 108-435]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 339) to prevent frivolous 
lawsuits against the manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or 
 non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory 
                      and regulatory requirements.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2004

   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. 339) to prevent frivolous 
lawsuits against the manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or 
 non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory 
                      and regulatory requirements.

    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. 339) to prevent frivolous 
lawsuits against the manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or 
non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory 
and regulatory requirements. 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. The committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are 
waived. 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. 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. 152

108th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 552

                          [Report No. 108-435]

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                               RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 339) to prevent frivolous 
lawsuits against the manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or 
 non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory 
                      and regulatory requirements.

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                             March 9, 2004

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed