H. Res. 534 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
February 2, 2012. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
3578) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 to reform the budget baseline. All points 
of order against consideration of the bill are waived. In lieu 
of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended 
by the Committee on the Budget now printed in the bill, an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 
text of the Rules Committee Print 112–9 dated January 25, 
2012, shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, 
shall be considered as read. All points of order against provi-
sions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous ques-
tion shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, 
and on any further amendment thereto, to final passage with-
out intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on the Budget; (2) the further 
amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee
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on Rules accompanying this resolution, if offered by Rep-
resentative Jackson Lee of Texas or her designee, which shall 
be in order without intervention of any point of order, shall 
be considered as read, shall be separately debatable for 10 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 
an opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi-
sion of the question; and (3) one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. 
SEC. 2. At any time after the adoption of this resolution 
the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, de-
clare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 3582) to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
to provide for macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legis-
lation. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. 
All points of order against consideration of the bill are 
waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 
not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
Budget. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Com-
mittee on the Budget now printed in the bill, it shall be in 
order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amend-
ment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature
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of a substitute consisting of the text of the Rules Committee 
Print 112–10 dated January 25, 2012. That amendment in 
the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All 
points of order against that amendment in the nature of a 
substitute are waived. No amendment to that amendment in 
the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those print-
ed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution. Each such amendment may be of-
fered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered 
only by a Member designated in the report, shall be consid-
ered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 
report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not 
be subject to a demand for division of the question in the 
House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order 
against such amendments are waived. At the conclusion of 
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. Any Member may demand a sepa-
rate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the 
Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in 
the nature of a substitute made in order as original text. The 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 
and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening
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motion except one motion to recommit with or without in-
structions. 
Attest: 
Clerk.