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H. Res. 403
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
May 18, 2021.
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall
be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 1629) to
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with re-
spect to limitations on exclusive approval or licensure of or-
phan drugs, and for other purposes. All points of order
against consideration of the bill are waived. The bill shall be
considered as read. All points of order against provisions in
the bill are waived. The previous question shall be considered
as ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final
passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce or their respective designees; and (2) one motion to re-
commit.
SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in
order without intervention of any point of order to consider
in the House the resolution (H. Res. 275) condemning the
horrific shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 16, 2021,
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and reaffirming the House of Representative’s commitment to
combating hate, bigotry, and violence against the Asian-
American and Pacific Islander community. The resolution
shall be considered as read. The previous question shall be
considered as ordered on the resolution and preamble to
adoption without intervening motion or demand for division
of the question except one hour of debate equally divided and
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Oversight and Reform or their respective des-
ignees.
SEC. 3. House Resolution 398 is hereby adopted.
SEC. 4. House Resolution 188, agreed to March 8, 2021
(as amended by House Resolution 330, agreed to April 20,
2021), is amended by striking ‘‘May 20, 2021’’ each place it
appears and inserting (in each instance) ‘‘July 1, 2021’’.
SEC. 5. (a) At any time through the legislative day of
Thursday, May 20, 2021, the Speaker may entertain motions
offered by the Majority Leader or a designee that the House
suspend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV with
respect to multiple measures described in subsection (b), and
the Chair shall put the question on any such motion without
debate or intervening motion.
(b) A measure referred to in subsection (a) includes any
measure that was the object of a motion to suspend the rules
on the legislative day of May 17, 2021, or May 18, 2021, in
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the form as so offered, on which the yeas and nays were or-
dered and further proceedings postponed pursuant to clause
8 of rule XX.
(c) Upon the offering of a motion pursuant to subsection
(a) concerning multiple measures, the ordering of the yeas
and nays on postponed motions to suspend the rules with re-
spect to such measures is vacated to the end that all such
motions are considered as withdrawn.
Attest:
Clerk.