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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 300

Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3266) to provide for automatic downward adjustments in the discretionary spending limits for

fiscal year 1994 set forth in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974

equal to the amount of rescissions contained in this Act.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOVEMBER 9, 1993

Mr. ANDREWS of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. ZELIFF) submitted the

following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

RESOLUTION

Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3266) to

provide for automatic downward adjustments in the discretionary spending limits for fiscal year 1994 set forth

in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 equal to the

amount of rescissions contained in this Act.

1 Resolved, That immediately following the approval of

2 the Journal on any of the next five legislative days of

3 House session, it shall be in order as a matter of the high4 est privilege for Representative Andrews of New Jersey,

5 or a designee, to move that the House resolve itself into

6 the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the

7 Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3266) to pro-
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1 vide for automatic downward adjustments in the discre2 tionary spending limits for fiscal year 1994 set forth in

3 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 equal to the

4 amount of rescissions contained in this Act, the first read5 ing of the bill shall be dispensed with, and all points of

6 order against the bill and its consideration are waived.

7 After general debate, which shall be confined to the bill

8 and which shall not exceed one hour, to be equally divided

9 and controlled by Representative Andrews of New Jersey

10 and a Member opposed thereto, the bill shall be considered

11 for amendment under the five-minute rule, and each sec12 tion shall be considered as having been read. The amend13 ment printed in section 3 of this resolution shall be consid14 ered as having been adopted in the House and in the Com15 mittee of the Whole. No amendment to the bill shall be

16 in order unless printed in the Congressional Record at

17 least one day prior to its consideration. It shall be in order

18 to consider any such amendment to the bill that would

19 have the effect of reducing budget authority or outlays and

20 all points of order against any such amendment are hereby

21 waived, except that any amendment to the bill that does

22 not have the effect of reducing budget authority or outlays

23 or in which such reduction is merely an incidental provi24 sion shall not be in order. No amendment to an amend25 ment shall be in order unless germane to the amendment
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1 to which it is offered. At the conclusion of the consider2 ation of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise

3 and report the bill to the House with such amendments

4 as may have been adopted. The previous question shall

5 be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments

6 thereto to final passage without intervening motion except

7 one motion to recommit. Once the bill is taken up, it shall

8 remain the unfinished business as a matter of the highest

9 privilege on each succeeding day immediately after the ap10 proval of the Journal until finally disposed of.

11 SEC. 2. For the purpose of amendments made in

12 order by this resolution, the levels of budget authority and

13 outlays for a fiscal year shall be determined on the basis

14 of estimates made by the Committee on the Budget.

15 SEC. 3. The amendment considered as adopted in the

16 House and in the Committee of the Whole is as follows:

After section 101, insert the following new section:

17 ‘‘SEC. 102. PAYGO SCORECARD.

18 ‘‘Reductions in outlays in a fiscal year resulting from

19 any provision in this Act shall not be taken into account

20 for any purpose under section 252 of the Balanced Budget

21 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.’’.

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