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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 404

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

APRIL 12, 1994

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

4 privilege for Representative Andrews of New Jersey, or

5 Representative Zeliff of New Hampshire, or a designee,

6 to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee

7 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the con-
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1 sideration of the bill (H.R. 3266) to provide for automatic

2 downward adjustments in the discretionary spending lim3 its for fiscal year 1994 set forth in the Congressional

4 Budget Act of 1974 equal to the amount of rescissions

5 contained in this Act, and the first reading of the bill shall

6 be dispensed with. All points of order against the bill and

7 against its consideration are hereby waived. After general

8 debate, which shall be confined to the bill and the amend9 ments made in order by this resolution, and which shall

10 not exceed two hours, with one hour to be equally divided

11 and controlled by Representative Andrews of New Jersey

12 and Representative Zeliff of New Hampshire, and one

13 hour to be controlled by an opponent of the bill, the bill

14 shall be considered as having been read for amendment

15 under the five-minute rule. The amendments printed in

16 section 3 of this resolution shall be considered as having

17 been adopted in the House and in the Committee of the

18 Whole. No other amendment to the bill shall be in order

19 except amendments which are both (a) printed in the Con20 gressional Record at least one day prior to their consider21 ation; and (b) would have the effect, either directly or indi22 rectly, of reducing budget authority or outlays, including

23 amendments to authorizing statutes that would eliminate

24 or reduce the authorization levels for items contained in

25 such authorizing statutes, provided such reductions are
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1 not merely incidental to the amendment. All points of

2 order against any such amendment meeting these criteria

3 are waived. No amendment to an amendment shall be in

4 order unless germane to the amendment to which it is

5 offered.

6 Debate on any amendment to the bill, and all amend7 ments thereto, shall not exceed sixty minutes. Debate on

8 the bill for amendment under the five-minute rule shall

9 not exceed fifty-six hours. The Chairman of the Committee

10 of the Whole shall give priority in recognition for amend11 ments to the bill to those Members who have not pre12 viously offered amendments. If on any day the Committee

13 of the Whole rises and reports that it has come to no reso14 lution on the bill, then on the next legislative day the

15 House shall, immediately after the approval of the Jour16 nal, resolve into the Committee of the Whole for further

17 consideration of the bill.

18 At the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for

19 amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill

20 to the House with such amendments as may have been

21 adopted. The previous question shall be considered as or22 dered on the bill and any amendment thereto to final pas23 sage without intervening motion except one motion to re24 commit.
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1 SEC. 2. For the purpose of amendments made in

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

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

4 of estimates made by the Committee on the Budget.

5 SEC. 3. The amendments considered as adopted in

6 the House and in the Committee of the Whole House are

7 as follows:

8 (a) After section 101, insert the following new

9 section:

10 ‘‘SEC. 102. PAYGO SCORECARD.

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

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

13 for any purpose under section 252 of the Balanced Budget

14 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.’’

15 (b) At the end of the bill, add the following:

16 ‘‘TITLE III—CHANGES IN AUTHORIZATION

17 STATUTES TO EFFECT SPENDING RE18 DUCTIONS’’.

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