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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 123

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to postpone final House

action on legislative branch appropriations for any fiscal year until all

other regular appropriations for that fiscal year are enacted into law.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 17, 1997

Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. DAVIS of Virginia) submitted the

following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

RESOLUTION

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to

postpone final House action on legislative branch appropriations for any fiscal year until all other regular appropriations for that fiscal year are enacted into law.

1 Resolved,

2 SECTION 1. POSTPONEMENT OF FINAL ACTION ON LEGIS3 LATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS.

4 (a) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—Rule XXVIII of the

5 Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by add6 ing at the end the following new clause:

7 ‘‘7. (a) It shall not be in order to consider in the

8 House any report of a committee of conference on any
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1 bill or joint resolution that contains appropriations for the

2 legislative branch for any period of a fiscal year, unless—

3 ‘‘(1) all regular appropriations for the fiscal

4 year (other than for the legislative branch) have

5 been enacted into law; or

6 ‘‘(2) the conference report also contains con7 tinuing appropriations for the same period in lieu of

8 all other regular appropriation bills for the fiscal

9 year that have not been enacted into law.

10 ‘‘(b) It shall not be in order to consider in the House

11 any resolution reported from the Committee on Rules pro12 viding for the consideration of any report of a committee

13 of conference that waives paragraph (a).’’.

14 (b) SENATE AMENDMENTS.—Rule XX of the Rules

15 of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at

16 the end the following new clause:

17 ‘‘3. (a) It shall not be in order to consider in the

18 House (with respect to any bill or joint resolution) any

19 motion to agree to any amendment of the Senate, or any

20 motion to agree to any amendment of the Senate with an

21 amendment, that contains appropriations for the legisla22 tive branch for any period of a fiscal year, unless—

23 ‘‘(1) all regular appropriations for the fiscal

24 year (other than for the legislative branch) have

25 been enacted into law; or
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1 ‘‘(2) the bill or joint resolution, as proposed to

2 be amended, also contains continuing appropriations

3 for the same period in lieu of all other regular ap4 propriation bills for the fiscal year that have not

5 been enacted into law.

6 ‘‘(b) It shall not be in order to consider in the House

7 any resolution reported from the Committee on Rules pro8 viding for the consideration of any report of a committee

9 of conference that waives paragraph (a).’’.

10 (c) CONTINUING APPROPRIATION MEASURES.—Rule

11 XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is

12 amended by adding at the end the following new clause:

13 ‘‘9. (a) It shall not be in order to consider in the

14 House any bill or joint resolution that contains continuing

15 appropriations for the legislative branch for any period of

16 a fiscal year, unless—

17 ‘‘(1) all regular appropriations for the fiscal

18 year (other than for the legislative branch) have

19 been enacted into law; or

20 ‘‘(2) the bill or joint resolution also contains

21 continuing appropriations for the same period in lieu

22 of all other regular appropriation bills for the fiscal

23 year that have not been enacted into law.

24 ‘‘(b) It shall not be in order to consider in the House

25 any resolution reported from the Committee on Rules pro-
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1 viding for the consideration of any report of a committee

2 of conference that waives paragraph (a).’’.

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