[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[H. Res. 591 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 House Calendar No. 119
112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 591

                          [Report No. 112-416]

  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5) to improve patient 
  access to health care services and provide improved medical care by 
reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health 
                         care delivery system.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 20, 2012

    Mr. Nugent, 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. 5) to improve patient 
  access to health care services and provide improved medical care by 
reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health 
                         care delivery system.

    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. 5) to improve patient 
access to health care services and provide improved medical care by 
reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health 
care delivery system. 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 amendments specified 
in this resolution and shall not exceed six hours equally divided among 
and controlled by the respective chairs and ranking minority members of 
the Committees on Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Ways and 
Means. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 
under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendments recommended by 
the Committees on Energy and Commerce and the Judiciary now printed in 
the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 
text of Rules Committee Print 112-18 shall be considered as adopted in 
the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, 
shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of further 
amendment under the five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. 
All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are 
waived. No further amendment to the bill, as amended, shall be in order 
except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution. Each such further 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 further amendments are waived. At the conclusion of 
consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and 
report the bill, as amended, to the House with such further amendments 
as may have been adopted. The previous question shall be considered as 
ordered on the bill, as amended, and any further amendment thereto to 
final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions.
                                                 House Calendar No. 119

112th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 591

                          [Report No. 112-416]

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION

  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5) to improve patient 
  access to health care services and provide improved medical care by 
reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health 
                         care delivery system.

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                             March 20, 2012

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed