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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 331

Providing for the consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 103) proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget

for the United States Government and for greater accountability in

the enactment of tax legislation.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 25, 1994

Mr. STENHOLM (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Oregon, Mr. PAYNE of Virginia,

Ms. SNOWE, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. BARTON of Texas, and Mr.

KYL) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

RESOLUTION

Providing for the consideration of the joint resolution (H.J.

Res. 103) proposing an amendment to the Constitution

to provide for a balanced budget for the United States

Government and for greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation.

1 Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this

2 resolution the House shall resolve itself into the Commit3 tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the

4 consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 103) pro5 posing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for

6 a balanced budget for the United States Government and
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1 for greater accountability in the enactment of tax legisla2 tion, all points of order against the joint resolution and

3 against its consideration are hereby waived, and the first

4 reading of the joint resolution shall be dispensed with.

5 After general debate, which shall be confined to the joint

6 resolution and which shall not exceed nine hours, to be

7 equally divided and controlled among Representative

8 Brooks of Texas, Representative Fish of New York, and

9 Representative Stenholm of Texas, or their designees, the

10 joint resolution shall be considered for amendment under

11 the five-minute rule. No amendment to the joint resolution

12 shall be in order in the House or the Committee of the

13 Whole except for the following amendments, which shall

14 be considered only in the following order:

15 (a) An amendment in the nature of a substitute

16 by Representative Kyl of Arizona;

17 (b) An amendment in the nature of a substitute

18 by Representative Barton of Texas;

19 (c) An amendment in the nature of a substitute

20 by Representative Brooks of Texas;

21 (d) An amendment in the nature of a substitute

22 by any Member, which shall be the text of any com23 parable joint resolution as passed by the Senate;

24 (e) An amendment in the nature of a substitute

25 by Representative Stenholm of Texas;
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1 Each amendment may be offered only by the named

2 proponent or a designee, shall be in order notwithstanding

3 the adoption of a previous amendment in the nature of

4 a substitute, shall be considered as read only if printed

5 in the Congressional Record at least three legislative days

6 prior to its consideration, shall be debatable for not to ex7 ceed one-hour to be equally divided and controlled by the

8 proponent and a member opposed thereto, and shall not

9 be subject to an amendment in the House or in the Com10 mittee of the Whole. If more than one amendment in the

11 nature of a substitute is adopted, only the last to be adopt12 ed shall be considered as finally adopted and reported to

13 the House. At the conclusion of the consideration of the

14 joint resolution for amendment, the Committee shall rise

15 and report the joint resolution to the House with such

16 amendment as may have been finally adopted. The pre17 vious question shall be considered to be ordered on the

18 joint resolution and such amendment thereto to final pas19 sage without intervening motion except one motion to re20 commit, with or without instructions.

21 SEC. 2. If on any day the Committee rises and re22 ports that it has come to no resolution on the joint resolu23 tion, the House shall, on the next legislative day imme24 diately following House approval of the Journal, resolve

25 itself into the Committee of the Whole on the State of
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1 the Union for the further consideration of the joint resolu2 tion.

3 SEC. 3. If a comparable joint resolution has been

4 passed by the Senate, it shall be in order at any time after

5 completion of House consideration of H.J. Res. 103 for

6 Representative Stenholm or his designee to move for im7 mediate consideration in the House of one such Senate

8 Joint Resolution. Such joint resolution shall be debatable

9 for no longer than one hour to be equally divided and con10 trolled by a proponent and an opponent. The previous

11 question shall be considered as having been ordered on the

12 joint resolution to final passage without intervening mo13 tion except: (1) a motion that the House strike all after

14 the resolving clause and insert in lieu thereof the provi15 sions of H.J. Res. 103, as passed by the House, if offered

16 only by Representative Stenholm of Texas or a designee,

17 which motion shall not be separately debatable and

18 against which motion all points of order are waived; and

19 (2) one motion to recommit, with or without instructions.

20 SEC. 4. Consideration, in accordance with the provi21 sions of this resolution, of the joint resolution and any

22 comparable joint resolution passed by the Senate shall be

23 a matter of highest privilege in the House and shall take

24 precedence over any other motion, business, or order of

25 the House, and the House shall proceed with such consid-
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1 eration to final passage, without the intervention of any

2 other motion, order, or business, except a motion to ad3 journ, or as otherwise provided for in this resolution.

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