IV
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 472
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3801) to improve the oper-
ations of the legislative branch of the Federal Government, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 30, 1994
Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. TORKILDSEN, Ms. DUNN, and Mr. DREIER)
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee
on Rules
RESOLUTION
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3801) to
improve the operations of the legislative branch of the
Federal Government, and for other purposes.
Resolved, That on the fifth legislative day after the
adoption of this resolution, immediately after the approval
of the Journal, the House shall resolve itself into the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for
the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3801) to improve the
operations of the legislative branch of the Federal Govern-
ment, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill
shall be dispensed with, and all points of order against
the bill and against its consideration are waived. After
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general debate which shall be confined to the bill and the
amendments made in order by this resolution, and which
shall not exceed three hours: one hour to be equally di-
vided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minor-
ity member of the Committee on Rules; thirty minutes to
be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and
ranking minority member of the Committee on Govern-
ment Operations; thirty minutes to be equally divided and
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member
of the Committee on House Administration; and one hour
to be equally divided and controlled by Representative
Hamilton of Indiana and Representative Dreier of Califor-
nia, the bill shall be considered for amendment under the
five-minute rule. No amendment to the bill shall be in
order except amendments which have been printed in the
portion of the Congressional Record designated for that
purpose not later than the second legislative day after the
adoption of this resolution. It shall not be in order to con-
sider an amendment in the nature of a substitute unless
offered at the end of the amendment process.
SEC. 2. (a) It shall first be in order to consider not
more than two amendments in each of the subject areas
listed in subsection (b), one in each subject area to be of-
fered by Representative Dreier, or a designee, and one in
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each subject area to be offered by Representative Hamil-
ton, or a designee.
(b) The subject areas for amendments to be offered
under this section are—
(1) House committee jurisdictional realignment;
(2) term limits for committee chairmen and
ranking minority members;
(3) open committee meeting requirements;
(4) committee attendance and quorum require-
ments;
(5) proxy voting;
(6) budget process reforms providing for a zero-
based budget and a deficit reduction lockbox;
(7) legislative branch personnel; and
(8) a pplication of Federal laws to Congress.
(c) The amendments to be considered under this sec-
tion shall be offered in the order of the Member specified
in subsection (a) and in the order of subject area specified
in subsection (b), shall not be subject to amendment but
shall be debatable for not to exceed thirty minutes each
to be equally divided and controlled by the proponent and
an opponent, all points of order against said amendments
are waived, and it shall not be in order to demand a divi-
sion of the question on any such amendment in the House
or in the Committee of the Whole.
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(d) Any amendment adopted under this section shall
be considered as having been adopted in the House and
in the Committee of the Whole and shall be considered
as base text for the purposes of further amendment under
the five-minute rule: Provided, That if both amendments
are adopted in the same subject area, and Representative
Hamilton or his designee has designated the second
amendment as an alternative to the first amendment at
the time the second amendment is offered, then the
amendment adopted receiving the most favorable votes
shall be considered as the only amendment having been
adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole
and as base text for the purpose of further amendment
under the five-minute rule.
SEC. 3. Following the disposition of amendments of-
fered under section 2, the bill shall be considered for fur-
ther amendment under the five-minute rule by title, in-
stead of by section, and each title shall be considered as
read.
SEC. 4. If on any day the Committee of the Whole
rises and reports that it has come to no resolution on the
bill, then on the next legislative day the House shall, im-
mediately after the approval of the Journal, resolve into
the Committee of the Whole for further consideration of
the bill.
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SEC. 5. At the conclusion of the consideration of the
bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report
the bill to the House with such amendments as may have
been adopted, and a separate vote may be demanded by
any Member on any amendment adopted in the Committee
of the Whole to the bill or to an amendment in the nature
of a substitute. The previous question shall be considered
as ordered on the bill and any amendment thereto to final
passage without intervening motion except one motion to
recommit, with or without instructions.
SEC. 6. After passage of H.R. 3801, it shall be in
order, as a matter of the highest privilege, to consider in
the House the first such comparable bill of the Senate re-
ceived by the House, any rule of the House to the contrary
notwithstanding. All points of order against the Senate bill
and against its consideration are waived. It shall be in
order to move to strike all after the enacting clause of
the Senate bill and to insert in lieu thereof the provisions
of H.R. 3801 as passed by the House. All points of order
against that motion are waived. If the motion is adopted
and the Senate bill, as amended, is passed, it shall be in
order to move that the House insist on its amendments
to the Senate bill and request a conference with the Senate
thereon.
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