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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 333
Providing for the consideration of H.R. 2530, a bill to provide for deficit
reduction and achieve a balanced budget by fiscal year 2002.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1996
Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. PETE GEREN of
Texas, Mr. BAESLER, Mr. PAYNE of Virginia, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. MINGE,
Mr. BREWSTER, Mr. CRAMER, Ms. DANNER, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. STEN-
HOLM, Mr. SISISKY, Mr. POSHARD, Mr. TANNER, Mr. HALL of Texas,
Mr. DOOLEY, Mr. ROEMER, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. BROWDER,
Mr. ORTON, and Ms. HARMAN) submitted the following resolution; which
was referred to the Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
Providing for the consideration of H.R. 2530, a bill to pro-
vide for deficit reduction and achieve a balanced budget
by fiscal year 2002.
Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this
resolution the Speaker shall, pursuant to clause 1(b) of
rule XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the con-
sideration of the bill (H.R. 2530) to provide for deficit
reduction and to achieve a balanced budget in fiscal year
2002. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with,
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and all points of order against the bill and its consider-
ation are hereby waived. After general debate, which shall
be confined to the bill and any amendments made in order
under this resolution, and which shall not exceed two
hours, equally divided between a proponent and an oppo-
nent thereto, the bill shall be considered as having been
read for amendment under the five-minute rule.
SEC. 2. Immediately following general debate, it shall
be in order for the House to consider an amendment in
the nature of a substitute to be offered by Mr. Condit of
California or his designee. The substitute shall be consid-
ered as read, and all points of order against the substitute
and its consideration are hereby waived. If the amendment
in the nature of a substitute is adopted, the bill as so
amended shall be considered as the original text for the
purpose of amendment. No further amendments shall be
in order to the bill except amendments which are printed
in the Congressional Record at least one day prior to the
adoption of this resolution. All points of order against any
such amendment meeting these criteria are hereby waived,
except those arising under clause 7 of rule XVI. No
amendment to any amendment shall be in order. No
amendment shall be subject to a demand for the division
of the question in the House or in the Committee of the
Whole. Debate on any amendment to the bill shall not ex-
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ceed sixty minutes. Debate time on amendments to the
bill shall not exceed twenty hours, and it shall not be in
order to consider any motion which has the effect of limit-
ing the total debate time on amendments to less than
twenty hours. At the conclusion of the consideration of
the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and re-
port the bill to the House with such amendments as may
have been adopted. The previous question shall be consid-
ered to be ordered on the bill and any amendment thereto
to final passage without intervening motion except one
motion to recommit, with or without instructions.
SEC. 3. If on any day the Committee rises and re-
ports that it has come to no resolution on the bill, the
House shall, on the next legislative day immediately fol-
lowing House approval of the Journal, resolve itself into
the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union
for the further consideration of the bill.
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