HRES 271
105th Congress
House
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1534) to simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges, secured by the United States Constitution, have been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies, or other government officials or entities acting under color of State law…
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Official title: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1534) to simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges, secured by the United States Constitution, have been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies, or other government officials or entities acting under color of State law; to prevent Federal courts from abstaining from exercising Federal jurisdiction in actions where no State law claim is alleged; to permit certification of unsettled State law questions that are essential to resolving Federal claims arising under the Constitution; and to clarify when government action is sufficiently final to ripen certain Federal claims arising under the Constitution.
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Agreed to (House)
Oct 22, 1997
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 22, 1997
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 22, 1997
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 22, 1997
The previous question was ordered without objection.
Oct 22, 1997
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate.
Oct 22, 1997
Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H8938-8940)
Oct 21, 1997
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 114.
Oct 21, 1997
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1534 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be read by section. Specified amendments are in order. It shall be in order to consider the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, modified by the amendments printed in Part 1 of the report accompanying this resolution. No amendment to the substitute, as modified, shall be in order except one amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Representative Conyers of Michigan, debatable for 30 minutes, and not subject to further amendment. If the Conyers amendment is defeated or not offered, it shall be in order to consider an amendment printed in Part 2 of the report accompanying this resolution. for 30 minutes and
Oct 21, 1997
The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 105-335, by Mr. McInnis.
Oct 21, 1997
Introduced in House
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 271: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1534) to simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges, secured by the United States Constitution, have been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies, or other government officials or entities acting under color of State law; to prevent Federal courts from abstaining from exercising Federal jurisdiction in actions where no State law claim is alleged; to permit certification of unsettled State law questions that are essential to resolving Federal claims arising under the Constitution; and to clarify when government action is sufficiently final to ripen certain Federal claims arising under the Constitution.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-271/
"H. Res. 271: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1534) to simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges, secured by the United States Constitution, have been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies, or other government officials or entities acting under color of State law; to prevent Federal courts from abstaining from exercising Federal jurisdiction in actions where no State law claim is alleged; to permit certification of unsettled State law questions that are essential to resolving Federal claims arising under the Constitution; and to clarify when government action is sufficiently final to ripen certain Federal claims arising under the Constitution.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-271/.
H. Res. 271, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-271/.
[H. Res. 271: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1534) to simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges, secured by the United States Constitution, have been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies, or other government officials or entities acting under color of State law; to prevent Federal courts from abstaining from exercising Federal jurisdiction in actions where no State law claim is alleged; to permit certification of unsettled State law questions that are essential to resolving Federal claims arising under the Constitution; and to clarify when government action is sufficiently final to ripen certain Federal claims arising under the Constitution.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-271/)