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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 152

Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1578) to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for

the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget

authority.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 2, 1993

Mr. SOLOMON submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the

Committee on Rules

RESOLUTION

Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1578) to

amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority.

1 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this

2 resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of

3 rule XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee

4 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the con5 sideration of the bill (H.R. 1578) to amend the Congres6 sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to

7 establish procedures for the expedited consideration by the

8 Congress of certain proposals by the President to rescind
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1 amounts of budget authority, and the first reading of the

2 bill shall be dispensed with. After general debate which

3 shall be confined to the bill and the amendments made

4 in order by this resolution, and which shall not exceed two

5 hours, one hour to be equally divided and controlled by

6 the chairman and ranking minority member of the Com7 mittee on Rules, and one hour to be equally divided and

8 controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member

9 of the Committee on Government Operations, the bill shall

10 be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule.

11 It shall be in order to consider an amendment in the na12 ture of a substitute by, and if offered by, Representative

13 Spratt of South Carolina. The amendment in the nature

14 of a substitute shall be considered as read. It shall first

15 be in order to consider the following amendments: (1) a

16 substitute amendment offered by Representative Castle of

17 Delaware or Representative Solomon of New York; and

18 (2) an amendment thereto by Representative Michel of Il19 linois. Said amendments may only be offered by the named

20 proponent or a designee, shall be considered as read, and

21 all points of order against said amendments are hereby

22 waived. If the substitute amendment of Representative

23 Solomon is not agreed to, it shall then be in order to con24 sider two additional amendments to the amendment in the

25 nature of a substitute: (1) an amendment by Representa-
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1 tive Michel of Illinois; and (2) a substitute amendment for

2 the amendment in the nature of a substitute by Represent3 ative Minge of Minnesota. Said amendments may only be

4 offered by the named proponent or a designee, shall only

5 be offered in the order specified, shall be considered as

6 read, and all points of order against said amendments are

7 hereby waived. At the conclusion of the consideration of

8 the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and re9 port the bill to the House with such amendments as may

10 have been adopted, and any Member may demand a sepa11 rate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the

12 Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment

13 in the nature of a substitute. The previous question shall

14 be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments

15 thereto to final passage without intervening motion except

16 one motion to recommit, with or without instructions.

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