IV

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 460

Providing for the consideration of the Anti-Hypocrisy Deficit Reduction Act

of 1994 (H.R. 4623).

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 22, 1994

Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. SARPALIUS, Ms. SHEPHERD, Mr. BONIOR, Mr.

WISE, and Mr. DERRICK) submitted the following resolution; which was

referred to the Committee on Rules

RESOLUTION

Providing for the consideration of the Anti-Hypocrisy Deficit

Reduction Act of 1994 (H.R. 4623).

1 Resolved, That immediately following the approval of

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

3 of House session, it shall be in order as a matter of highest

4 privilege for Representative Obey of Wisconsin, or a des5 ignee, to move that the House resolve itself into the Com6 mittee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for

7 the consideration of the Anti-Hypocrisy Deficit Reduction

8 Act of 1994 (H.R. 4623), and the first reading of the bill

9 shall be dispensed with. All points of order against the

10 bill and against its consideration are hereby waived. After
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1 general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and the

2 amendments made in order by this resolution, and which

3 shall not exceed two hours, one hour to be controlled by

4 Representative Obey of Wisconsin, and one hour to be con5 trolled by an opponent of the bill, the bill shall be consid6 ered as having been read for amendment under the five7 minute rule. No amendment to the bill shall be in order

8 except amendments which—

9 (1) are printed in the Congressional Record at

10 least five days prior to their consideration;

11 (2) would have the effect, either directly or in12 directly, of reducing budget authority or outlays for

13 projects for which appropriations have been made or

14 for which authorizations have been enacted, provided

15 such reductions are not merely incidental to the

16 amendment; and

17 (3) would strike a federally funded project in

18 the district represented by the author of the amend19 ment.

20 No amendment to an amendment shall be in order unless

21 germane to the amendment to which it is offered and

22 would comply with clauses (2) and (3) of the sentence im23 mediately preceding the preceding sentence. Debate on

24 any amendment to the bill, and all amendments thereto,

25 shall not exceed sixty minutes. Debate time on amend-
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1 ments to the bill for amendment under the five-minute

2 rule shall not exceed fifty-six hours, and it shall not be

3 in order to consider any motion which has the effect of

4 limiting the total debate time on amendments to less than

5 fifty-six hours. After the expiration of the fifty-six hours

6 for debate on amendments, no further amendments shall

7 be in order. If on any day the Committee of the Whole

8 rises and reports that it has come to no resolution on the

9 bill, then on the next legislative day the House shall, im10 mediately after the approval of the Journal, resolve into

11 the Committee of the Whole for further consideration of

12 the bill. At the conclusion of the consideration of the bill

13 for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the

14 bill to the House with such amendments as may have been

15 adopted. The previous question shall be considered as or16 dered on the bill and any amendment thereto to final pas17 sage without intervening motion.

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

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

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

21 of estimates made by the Committee on the Budget.

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