[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[H. Res. 429 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                  House Calendar No. 77
113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 429

                          [Report No. 113-283]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3309) to amend title 35, 
  United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make 
  improvements and technical corrections, and for other purposes; and 
   providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1105) to amend the 
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to provide a registration exemption for 
         private equity fund advisers, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 3, 2013

    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. 3309) to amend title 35, 
  United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make 
  improvements and technical corrections, and for other purposes; and 
   providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1105) to amend the 
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to provide a registration exemption for 
         private equity fund advisers, and for other purposes.

    Resolved, That at any time after 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. 3309) to amend title 35, 
United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make 
improvements and technical corrections, 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 chair 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. In lieu of the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary 
now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an 
original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of 
Rules Committee Print 113-28. That amendment in the nature of a 
substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order against 
that amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment 
to that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order 
except those printed in part A of 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 
amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as original text. 
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.
    Sec. 2.  Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to 
consider in the House the bill (H.R. 1105) to amend the Investment 
Advisers Act of 1940 to provide a registration exemption for private 
equity fund advisers, and for other purposes. All points of order 
against consideration of the bill are waived. An amendment in the 
nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 
113-29 shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be 
considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, 
as amended, are waived. The previous question shall be considered as 
ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto, 
to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Financial Services; (2) the further 
amendment printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution, if offered by Representative Carolyn 
Maloney of New York or her designee, which shall be in order without 
intervention of any point of order, shall be considered as read, shall 
be separately debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled 
by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand 
for division of the question; and (3) one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions.
                                                  House Calendar No. 77

113th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 429

                          [Report No. 113-283]

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                               RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3309) to amend title 35, 
  United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make 
  improvements and technical corrections, and for other purposes; and 
   providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1105) to amend the 
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to provide a registration exemption for 
         private equity fund advisers, and for other purposes.

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                            December 3, 2013

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed