Prohibits a U.S. district court or judge thereof from granting any application for an interlocutory or permanent injunction restraining the enforcement, operation, or execution of a State law adopted by referendum upon the ground of unconstitutionality unless such application is heard and determined by a three-judge court. Requires, in any such case, the additional judges to be designated as soon as practicable and the court to expedite the consideration of the application for an injunction.
Requires any appeal of a determination on such application to be to the Supreme Court.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 91.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 227 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1170 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is open to amendments. The rule makes in order the Judiciary Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute as the original bill
Rule H. Res. 227 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 227. (consideration: CR H9611-9628)
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1170 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is open to amendments. The rule makes in order the Judiciary Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute as the original bill
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 227 and Rule XXIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Thomas W. Ewing to act as Chairman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.
At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Schroeder amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mrs. Schroeder requested a recorded vote and made a point of order that a quorum was not present. Pursuant to a previous order of the House, further proceedings were postponed and the point of order was withdrawn.
Mr. Moorhead moved that the committee rise.
On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Considered as unfinished business.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1170.
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 266 - 159 (Roll no. 693).
Roll Call #693 (House)On passage Passed by recorded vote: 266 - 159 (Roll no. 693).
Roll Call #693 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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