IV
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 424
Providing for the consideration of the resolution (H. Con. Res. 66) setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 2, 1996
Mr. SABO (for himself, Mr. STENHOLM, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. COYNE, Mrs.
MINK of Hawaii, Mr. ORTON, Mr. POMEROY, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. ROY-
BAL-ALLARD, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, and Mr. THOMPSON) submitted the
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
Providing for the consideration of the resolution (H. Con.
Res. 66) setting forth the congressional budget for the
United States Government for the fiscal years 1996,
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this
resolution, the House shall resolve itself into the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the
consideration of the resolution (H. Con. Res. 66) setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Gov-
ernment for the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, and 2002. The first reading of the resolution
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shall be dispensed with. All points of order against the
resolution and against its consideration are waived. Gen-
eral debate shall be confined to the resolution and shall
not exceed 2 hours to be equally divided and controlled
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the
Committee on the Budget. After general debate, the reso-
lution shall be considered for amendment under the five-
minute rule and shall be considered as read. Before con-
sideration of any other amendment, it shall be in order
to consider the amendments specified in section 2. Each
amendment specified in section 2 may be offered in the
order specified, may be offered only by the named pro-
ponent or a designee, shall be debatable for one hour
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an
opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment. All
points of order against the amendments specified in sec-
tion 2 are waived except points of order arising under
clause 7 of rule XVI. If more than one amendment speci-
fied in section 2 is adopted, then only the one receiving
the greater number of affirmative votes shall be considered
as finally adopted. In the case of a tie for the greater num-
ber of affirmative votes, then only the last amendment to
receive that number of affirmative votes shall be consid-
ered as finally adopted. After the disposition of the amend-
ments specified in section 2, then the concurrent resolu-
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tion as amended to that point shall be considered as an
original concurrent resolution for the purpose of further
amendment and shall be considered as read. If on any day
the Committee of the Whole rises and reports that it has
come to no resolution on the resolution, then on the next
legislative day the House shall, immediately after the third
daily order of business under clause 1 of rule XXIV, re-
solve into the Committee of the Whole for further consid-
eration of the resolution. At the conclusion of consider-
ation of the resolution for amendment the Committee shall
rise and report the resolution to the House with such
amendments as may have been adopted. The previous
question shall be considered as ordered on the resolution
and any amendment thereto to final passage without inter-
vening motion except amendments offered by the chair-
man of the Committee on the Budget pursuant to section
305(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to
achieve mathematical consistency.
SEC. 2. The following amendments in the nature of
a substitute are in order:
(1) An amendment in the nature of a substitute
to be offered by Representative Kasich of Ohio.
(2) An amendment in the nature of a substitute
to be offered by Representative Payne of New Jer-
sey.
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(3) An amendment in the nature of a substitute
to be offered by Representative Solomon of New
York.
(4) An amendment in the nature of a substitute
to be offered by Representative Orton of Utah.
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