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House Calendar No. 15

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 151

[Report No. 108–44] 

Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 95) 

establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government 

for fiscal year 2004 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for 

fiscal years 2003 and 2005 through 2013. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 19, 2003 

Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered 

to be printed 

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. 

Con. Res. 95) establishing the congressional budget for 

the United States Government for fiscal year 2004 and 

setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 

2003 and 2005 through 2013.

1 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 

2 resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 

3 rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 

4 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
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1 ation of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 95) estab2 lishing the congressional budget for the United States 

3 Government for fiscal year 2004 and setting forth appro4 priate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2003 and 2005 

5 through 2013. The first reading of the concurrent resolu6 tion shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 

7 consideration of the concurrent resolution are waived. 

8 General debate shall not exceed three hours, with two 

9 hours of general debate confined to the congressional 

10 budget equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 

11 ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budg12 et, and one hour of general debate on the subject of eco13 nomic goals and policies equally divided and controlled by 

14 Representative Saxton of New Jersey and Representative 

15 Stark of California or their designees. After general debate 

16 the concurrent resolution shall be considered for amend17 ment under the five-minute rule. The amendment in the 

18 nature of a substitute specified in part A of the report 

19 of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution 

20 shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the 

21 Committee of the Whole. The concurrent resolution, as 

22 amended, shall be considered as read. No further amend23 ment shall be in order except those printed in part B of 

24 the report of the Committee on Rules. Each amendment 

25 may be offered only in the order printed in the report, 
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1 may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, 

2 shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for one hour 

3 equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 

4 opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment. All 

5 points of order against the amendments printed in the re6 port are waived except that the adoption of a further 

7 amendment in the nature of a substitute shall constitute 

8 the conclusion of consideration of the concurrent resolu9 tion for amendment. After the conclusion of consideration 

10 of the concurrent resolution for further amendment, and 

11 a final period of general debate, which shall not exceed 

12 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman 

13 and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 

14 Budget, the Committee shall rise and report the concur15 rent resolution, as amended, to the House with such fur16 ther amendment as may have been adopted. The previous 

17 question shall be considered as ordered on the concurrent 

18 resolution and amendments thereto to final adoption with19 out intervening motion except amendments offered by the 

20 chairman of the Committee on the Budget pursuant to 

21 section 305(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 

22 1974 to achieve mathematical consistency. The concurrent 

23 resolution shall not be subject to a demand for division 

24 of the question of its adoption. 
House Calendar No. 15

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 151

[Report No. 108–44] 

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 95) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2004 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2003 

and 2005 through 2013. 

MARCH 19, 2003

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed