•HRES 597 RH 
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 112) es-
tablishing the budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth appropriate budg-
etary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022. The first 
reading of the concurrent resolution shall be dispensed 
with. All points of order against consideration of the con-
current resolution are waived. General debate shall not ex-
ceed four hours, with three hours of general debate con-
fined to the congressional budget equally divided and con-
trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on the Budget and one hour of general debate 
on the subject of economic goals and policies equally di-
vided and controlled by Representative Brady of Texas 
and Representative Hinchey of New York or their respec-
tive designees. After general debate the concurrent resolu-
tion shall be considered for amendment under the five- 
minute rule. The concurrent resolution shall be considered 
as read. No amendment shall be in order except those 
printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution. Each amendment may be offered 
only in the order printed in the report, may be offered 
only by a Member designated in the report, shall be con-
sidered as read, and shall be debatable for the time speci-
fied in the report equally divided and controlled by the 
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•HRES 597 RH 
proponent and an opponent. All points of order against 
such amendments are waived except that the adoption of 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute shall con-
stitute the conclusion of consideration of the concurrent 
resolution for amendment. After the conclusion of consid-
eration of the concurrent resolution for amendment and 
a final period of general debate, which shall not exceed 
20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budg-
et, the Committee shall rise and report the concurrent res-
olution to the House with such amendment as may have 
been adopted. The previous question shall be considered 
as ordered on the concurrent resolution and amendments 
thereto to adoption without intervening motion except 
amendments offered by the chair of the Committee on the 
Budget pursuant to section 305(a)(5) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 to achieve mathematical consistency. 
The concurrent resolution shall not be subject to a demand 
for division of the question of its adoption. 
SEC. 2. It shall be in order at any time on the legisla-
tive day of March 29, 2012, for the Speaker to entertain 
motions that the House suspend the rules, as though 
under clause 1 of rule XV, relating to a measure extending 
expiring surface transportation authority. 
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House Calendar No. 122 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 597 
[Report No. 112–423] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the concurrent reso-
lution (H. Con. Res. 112) establishing the budget 
for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2013 and setting forth appropriate budgetary 
levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022, and 
providing for consideration of motions to suspend 
the rules. 
MARCH 27, 2012 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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