IV
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 358
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
FEBRUARY 1, 1996
Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. DAVIS, and Mr. LUTHER) sub-
mitted 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 appro-
priations for any fiscal year until all other regular appro-
priations for that fiscal year are enacted into law.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. POSTPONEMENT OF FINAL ACTION ON LEGIS-
LATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—Rule XXVIII of the
Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new clause:
‘‘7. (a) It shall not be in order to consider in the
House any report of a committee of conference on any
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bill or joint resolution that contains appropriations for the
legislative branch for any period of a fiscal year, unless—
‘‘(1) all regular appropriations for the fiscal
year (other than for the legislative branch) have
been enacted into law; or
‘‘(2) the conference report also contains con-
tinuing appropriations for the same period in lieu of
all other regular appropriation bills for the fiscal
year that have not been enacted into law.
‘‘(b) It shall not be in order to consider in the House
any report from the Committee on Rules that provides for
the consideration of any report of a committee of con-
ference notwithstanding the restriction set forth in para-
graph (a).’’.
(b) SENATE AMENDMENTS.—Rule XX of the Rules
of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at
the end the following new clause:
‘‘3. (a) It shall not be in order to consider in the
House (with respect to any bill or joint resolution) any
motion to agree to any amendment of the Senate, or any
motion to agree to any amendment of the Senate with an
amendment, that contains appropriations for the legisla-
tive branch for any period of a fiscal year, unless—
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‘‘(1) all regular appropriations for the fiscal
year (other than for the legislative branch) have
been enacted into law; or
‘‘(2) the bill or joint resolution, as proposed to
be amended, also contains continuing appropriations
for the same period in lieu of all other regular ap-
propriation bills for the fiscal year that have not
been enacted into law.
‘‘(b) It shall not be in order to consider in the House
any report from the Committee on Rules that provides for
the consideration of any motion notwithstanding the re-
striction set forth in paragraph (a).’’.
(c) CONTINUING APPROPRIATION MEASURES.—Rule
XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is
amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
‘‘9. (a) It shall not be in order to consider in the
House any bill or joint resolution that contains continuing
appropriations for the legislative branch for any period of
a fiscal year, unless—
‘‘(1) all regular appropriations for the fiscal
year (other than for the legislative branch) have
been enacted into law; or
‘‘(2) the bill or joint resolution also contains
continuing appropriations for the same period in lieu
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of all other regular appropriation bills for the fiscal
year that have not been enacted into law.
‘‘(b) It shall not be in order to consider in the House
any report from the Committee on Rules that provides for
the consideration of any bill or joint resolution notwith-
standing the restriction set forth in paragraph (a).’’.
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