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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 489

Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 140) to end the practice

of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on State and local governments

and to ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs incurred

by those governments in complying with certain requirements under

Federal statutes and regulations.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 25, 1994

Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. CLINGER, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr.

ROBERTS, Mr. PENNY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas, Mr.

MICA, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. HAYES, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr.

POMBO, and Mrs. THURMAN) submitted the following resolution; which

was referred to the Committee on Rules

RESOLUTION

Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 140) to

end the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates

on State and local governments and to ensure that the

Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those

governments in complying with certain requirements

under Federal statutes and regulations.

1 Resolved, That, immediately upon the adoption of this

2 resolution, the House shall be resolved into the Committee

3 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the con4 sideration of the bill (H.R. 140), to end the practice of
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1 imposing unfunded Federal mandates on State and local

2 governments and to ensure that the Federal Government

3 pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying

4 with certain requirements under Federal statutes and reg5 ulations, and the first reading of the bill shall be dispensed

6 with. After general debate, which shall be confined to the

7 bill and which shall not exceed one hour, to be equally

8 divided and controlled by Representative Condit of Califor9 nia and a Member opposed thereto, the bill shall be consid10 ered as having been read for amendment under the five11 minute rule. No amendment to the bill shall be in order

12 except an amendment by and if offered by Representative

13 Condit of California or his designee, an amendment by and

14 if offered by Representative Clinger of Pennsylvania or his

15 designee, and an amendment in the nature of a subsitute

16 by and if offered by Representative Conyers of Michigan.

17 Each such amendment shall be debatable for not to exceed

18 one hour and be equally divided and controlled by the pro19 ponent and a Member opposed thereto, and all points of

20 order against the amendments are waived. No amendment

21 to any such amendment shall be in order, and no such

22 amendment shall be subject to a demand for a division

23 of the question in the House or in the Committee of the

24 Whole. If on any day the Committee of the Whole rises

25 and reports that it has come to no resolution of the bill,
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1 then on the next legislative day the House shall, imme2 diately after approval of the Journal, resolve into the Com3 mittee of the Whole for further consideration of the bill.

4 At the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for

5 amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill

6 to the House with such amendments as may have been

7 adopted and any Member may demand a separate vote in

8 the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee

9 of the Whole to the bill. The previous question shall be

10 considered as ordered on the bill and amendment thereto

11 to final passage without intervening motion except one

12 motion to recommit.

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