Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1862) to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals.

Sets forth the rule (open) for the consideration of H.R. 1862 (greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals).

[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 517 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 517

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1862) to amend the 
   Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide greater access to 
                      affordable pharmaceuticals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 5, 2002

Mrs. Thurman submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                         the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1862) to amend the 
   Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide greater access to 
                      affordable pharmaceuticals.

    Resolved, That immediately upon adoption of this resolution the 
Speaker shall, 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. 1862) to amend the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide greater access to affordable 
pharmaceuticals. 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 chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. After general 
debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
rule. The bill shall be considered as read. The Chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole shall accord priority in recognition to 
Representative Brown of Ohio to offer an amendment. 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. 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. If the Committee of the Whole rises and reports that it has 
come to no resolution on the bill, then on the next legislative day the 
House shall, immediately after the third daily order of business under 
clause 1 of rule XIV, resolve into the Committee of the Whole for 
further consideration of the bill.
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