IV
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 445
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3266) to provide for auto-
matic 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 the Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 26, 1994
Mr. DEAL (for himself, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. FINGERHUT, Mrs. THURMAN,
Mr. MINGE, Mr. BAESLER, Mr. BARCA of Wisconsin, Mr. BROWN of
Ohio, Mr. BROWDER, Mr. COPPERSMITH, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. PETE
GEREN of Texas, Mr. HALL of Texas, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. HAYES, Mr.
HOLDEN, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. MANN, Ms. MARGOLIES-
MEZVINSKY, Mr. MCHALE, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota,
Ms. SCHENK, Mr. TANNER, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr.
ANDREWS of Texas, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. PENNY, and Mr.
COOPER) 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 dis-
cretionary spending limits for fiscal year 1994 set forth
in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 equal to the
amount of rescissions contained in the Act.
Resolved, That on the third legislative day after the
adoption of this resolution, immediately after the adoption
of the Journal, the House shall resolve into the Committee
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of the Whole House on the State of the Union for consid-
eration of the bill (H.R. 3266) to provide for automatic
downward adjustments in the discretionary spending lim-
its set forth in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
equal to the amount of rescissions contained in the Act.
The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All
points of order against the bill and against its consider-
ation are waived. General debate shall be confined to the
bill and the amendments made in order by this resolution
and shall not exceed two hours, with one hour equally di-
vided and controlled by Representative Andrews of New
Jersey and Representative Zeliff of New Hampshire or
their respective designees and with one hour controlled by
an opponent of the bill. After general debate the bill shall
be considered for amendment under the five minute rule.
The amendments printed in section 6 of this resolution
shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the
Committee of the Whole. The bill, as so amended, shall
be considered as the original bill for the purpose of further
amendment under the five minute rule. The bill, as so
amended, shall be considered as read. No further amend-
ment shall be in order in the House or in the Committee
of the Whole except those specified in section 2 of this
resolution.
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SEC. 2. (a) It shall be in order to consider amend-
ments printed in a resolution introduced by Representative
Andrews of New Jersey (for himself, Representative Zeliff
of New Hampshire, Representative Deal of Georgia and
Representative Hoekstra of Michigan) not later than the
sixth day after this resolution is referred to the House cal-
endar or not later than the sixth day after a motion to
discharge this resolution from the Committee on Rules is
referred to the Calendar of Motions to Discharge Commit-
tees, whichever is later. That resolution may include only
amendments which are printed in the Congressional
Record under a five minute special order at least five days
prior to the adoption of this resolution. That resolution
may not include a further amendment to title I of the bill
or an amendment adding a new title to the bill. That reso-
lution shall—
(1) publish the form of each amendment;
(2) specificy the order in which each amend-
ment may be considered;
(3) specify which amendments are to be offered
by members as the designee of each of the original
sponsors of the resolution;
(4) designate the member that submitted the
amendment to be printed in the Congressional
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Record under a five minute special order to offer
their amendment; and
(5) include estimates of reductions in spending
prepared by the Congressional Budget Office.
That resolution shall allocate up to one hour of debate
for each amendment to be offered by a designee of the
four original sponsors of the resolution which shall in each
case be equally divided between the proponent and an op-
ponent. Each amendment shall be considered as read and
shall not be subject to an amendment or a division of the
question. All points of order against the amendments are
waived.
(b) In allocating time for debate of amendments, the
resolution shall provide that there shall be 56 hours of
debate on amendments designated by the four original
sponsors of the resolution in the resolution, divided equally
between amendments offered by members designated by
each of the four original sponsors of the resolution and
apportioned as follows:
(1) 29 hours of debate on amendments which
would reduce mandatory spending;
(2) 19 hours of debate on amendments which
would reduce discretionary spending;
(3) 8 hours of debate on amendments which
would amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,
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Sec. 5. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill
for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the
bill to the House with such amendment as may have been
finally adopted. The previous question shall be considered
as ordered on the bill and any amendments thereto to final
passage without intervening motion except one motion to
recommit with or without instructions.
SEC. 6. The amendments considered as adopted in
the House and the Committee of the Whole House are
as follows:
(1) After section 101, insert the following new
sections:
‘‘SEC. 102. PAYGO SCORECARD.
‘‘Reductions in outlays in a fiscal year resulting from
any provision of this Act shall not be taken into account
for any purpose under section 252(d) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
‘‘SEC. 103. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS FOR FISCAL
YEARS 1995–1998.
‘‘The discretionary spending limits (new budget au-
thority and outlays) for each of the fiscal years 1995,
1996, 1997 and 1998 set forth in section 601(a)(2) of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as adjusted in
strict conformance with section 251 of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, shall
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be reduced, as calculated by the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, by the aggregate amounts of
rescissions and any additional savings as a result of pro-
gram changes under title II for fiscal year 1994, 1995,
1996, 1997 and 1998 plus any additional reductions in
discretionary outlays in fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996,
1997 and 1998, for that fiscal year as a result of the en-
actment of title III, as calculated by the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget.
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of subsection
(a), the term ‘additional savings as a result of program
changes under title II’ means the net aggregate amount,
(if any) by which fiscal year 1994 discretionary appropria-
tions (before any rescissions made under title II) for all
programs, projects or activities for which new authoriza-
tion levels are established by title II exceeds those new
authorization levels for fiscal years 1995, 1996, 1997 or
1998, as the case may be.’’.
(2) At the end of the bill, add the following:
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‘‘TITLE III—CHANGES IN AUTHORIZATION
STATUTES TO EFFECT SPENDING RE-
DUCTIONS
‘‘TITLE IV—BUDGET PROCESS
PROVISIONS’’.
(b) CHANGES IN HOUSE RULES.—The Rules of the
House of Representatives are amended as follows:
(1) AMENDMENTS
TO
GENERAL
APPROPRIA-
TIONS BILLS.—
(A) Rule XXI, clause 2(d), is amended by
striking ‘‘(a) or (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a), (c), (e)
or (g)’’.
(B) Rule XXI, clause 2 is amended by
adding the following new paragraph at the end:
‘‘(e) No amendment eliminating or reducing budget
authority for any program, project or activity shall be in
order to any general appropriations bill during the 2d ses-
sion of the 103d Congress if the House previously rejected
an amendment eliminating or reducing budget authority
for that program, project or activity during consideration
of H.R. 3266.’’.
(2) AMENDMENTS TO REDUCE DISCRETIONARY
CAPS.—
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(A) The first sentence of clause 2(c) of
rule XXI is amended by inserting ‘‘, except as
provided in paragraph (f)’’ following ‘‘law’’.
(B) Clause 2 of rule XXI is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(f) An amendment to any general appropriations bill
reducing the discretionary spending limit for new budget
authority and outlays for any fiscal year set forth in sec-
tion 601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,
as adjusted in strict conformance with section 251 of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, by an amount that does not exceed the reduction
in budget authority contained in the amendment shall be
in order even if amending portions of the bill not yet read
for amendment and shall not be subject to a division of
the question.’’.
(c) Clause 7 of rule XVI is amended by inserting ‘‘,
except for an amendment reducing the discretionary
spending limit for new budget authority and outlays for
any fiscal year set forth in section 601(a)(2) of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974, as adjusted in strict con-
formance with section 251 of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, by an amount
that does not exceed the reduction in budget authority
contained in the amendment’’ following ‘‘amendment’’.