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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 459

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

JUNE 21, 1994

Ms. SNOWE 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. No amend13 ment to the bill shall be in order unless printed in the

14 Congressional Record at least two days prior to its consid15 eration. It shall be in order to consider any such amend16 ment to the bill that would have the effect of reducing

17 budget authority or outlays and all points of order against

18 any such amendment are hereby waived, except that any

19 amendment to the bill that does not have the effect of re20 ducing budget authority or outlays or in which such reduc21 tion is merely an incidental provision shall not be in order.

22 No amendment to an amendment shall be in order unless

23 germane to the amendment to which it is offered. At the

24 conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment,

25 the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House
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1 with such amendments as may have been adopted. The

2 previous question shall be considered as ordered on the

3 bill and amendments thereto to final passage without in4 tervening motion except one motion to recommit. Once the

5 bill is taken up, it shall remain the unfinished business

6 as a matter of the highest privilege on each succeeding

7 day immediately after the approval of the Journal until

8 finally disposed of.

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

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

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

12 of estimates made by the Committee on the Budget.

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