Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 720) to amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to improve attorney accountability, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 985) to amend the procedures used in Federal court class actions and multidistrict litigation proceedings to assure fairer, more efficient outcomes for claimants and defendants, and for other purposes.

Action history

1. 2017-03-09Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2. 2017-03-09On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 233 - 184 (Roll no. 139).
3. 2017-03-09On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 233 - 186 (Roll no. 138).
4. 2017-03-09Considered as unfinished business.
5. 2017-03-09POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 180, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Slaughter demanded the yeas and nays, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of ordering the previous question until a time to be announced.
6. 2017-03-09DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 180.
7. 2017-03-09Considered as privileged matter.
8. 2017-03-08Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 720 and H.R. 985.
9. 2017-03-08Introduced in House
10. 2017-03-08The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 115-29, by Mr. Collins (GA).
11. 2017-03-08Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 19.