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H. Rept. 114-389 1 (2016-01-06)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxrhm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP 114TH CONGRESS REPORT 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 114-389 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1927) TO AMEND TITLE 28, UNITED STATES CODE, TO IMPROVE FAIRNESS IN CLASS AC- TION LITIGATION JANuARY 6, 2016.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H. Res. 581] The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House Resolution 581, by a record vote of 8 to 4, report the same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1927, the Fair- ness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015, under a structured rule. The resolution provides one hour of general debate equally di- vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution makes in order as original text for the purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Com- mittee Print 114-38 and provides that it shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order against that amend- ment in the nature of a substitute. The resolution makes in order only those further amendments printed in this report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in this report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in this report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be sub- ject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The resolution waives all points of order against the amendments printed in this report. The resolution pro- vides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Section 2 of the resolution provides that a vote on any motion re- lating to the disposition of the veto message for H.R. 3762 may be postponed through the legislative day of January 25, 2016, as though under clause 8 of rule XX. 59-008

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