IV
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 404
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3266) to provide for auto-
matic downward adjustments in the discretionary spending limits for
fiscal year 1994 set forth in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
equal to the amount of rescissions contained in this Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 12, 1994
Mr. ZELIFF (for himself and Mr. ANDREWS of New Jersey) submitted the
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3266) to
provide for automatic downward adjustments in the dis-
cretionary spending limits for fiscal year 1994 set forth
in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 equal to the
amount of rescissions contained in this Act.
Resolved, That immediately following the approval of
the Journal on any of the next five legislative days of
House session, it shall be in order as a matter of highest
privilege for Representative Andrews of New Jersey, or
Representative Zeliff of New Hampshire, or a designee,
to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the con-
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sideration of the bill (H.R. 3266) to provide for automatic
downward adjustments in the discretionary spending lim-
its for fiscal year 1994 set forth in the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 equal to the amount of rescissions
contained in this Act, and the first reading of the bill shall
be dispensed with. All points of order against the bill and
against its consideration are hereby waived. After general
debate, which shall be confined to the bill and the amend-
ments made in order by this resolution, and which shall
not exceed two hours, with one hour to be equally divided
and controlled by Representative Andrews of New Jersey
and Representative Zeliff of New Hampshire, and one
hour to be controlled by an opponent of the bill, the bill
shall be considered as having been read for amendment
under the five-minute rule. The amendments printed in
section 3 of this resolution shall be considered as having
been adopted in the House and in the Committee of the
Whole. No other amendment to the bill shall be in order
except amendments which are both (a) printed in the Con-
gressional Record at least one day prior to their consider-
ation; and (b) would have the effect, either directly or indi-
rectly, of reducing budget authority or outlays, including
amendments to authorizing statutes that would eliminate
or reduce the authorization levels for items contained in
such authorizing statutes, provided such reductions are
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SEC. 2. For the purpose of amendments made in
order by this resolution, the levels of budget authority and
outlays for a fiscal year shall be determined on the basis
of estimates made by the Committee on the Budget.
SEC. 3. The amendments considered as adopted in
the House and in the Committee of the Whole House are
as follows:
(a) After section 101, insert the following new
section:
‘‘SEC. 102. PAYGO SCORECARD.
‘‘Reductions in outlays in a fiscal year resulting from
any provision in this Act shall not be taken into account
for any purpose under section 252 of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.’’
(b) At the end of the bill, add the following:
‘‘TITLE III—CHANGES IN AUTHORIZATION
STATUTES TO EFFECT SPENDING RE-
DUCTIONS’’.
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