•HRES 539 RH 
of 1985 to increase transparency in Federal budgeting, 
and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso-
lution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 1874) to amend the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 to provide for macroeconomic analysis 
of the impact of legislation. The first reading of the bill 
shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consid-
eration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con-
fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di-
vided 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. The amendments recommended by 
the Committee on the Budget now printed in the bill and 
the amendment printed in part A of the report of the Com-
mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be con-
sidered as adopted in the House and in the Committee 
of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered 
as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, 
as amended, are waived. No further amendment to the bill, 
as amended, shall be in order except those printed in part 
B of the report of the Committee on Rules. Each further 
amendment may be offered only in the order printed in 
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•HRES 539 RH 
the report, may be offered only by a Member designated 
in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debat-
able 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 further amendments are waived. At the conclusion 
of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee 
shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the House 
with such further amendments as may have been adopted. 
The previous question shall be considered as ordered on 
the bill, as amended, and any further amendment thereto 
to final passage without intervening motion except one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 1871) 
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. 
The amendment recommended by the Committee on the 
Budget now printed in the bill shall be considered as 
adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 
All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amend-
ed, are waived. The previous question shall be considered 
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as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any amendment 
thereto to final passage without 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; and (2) one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. 
SEC. 3. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 1872) 
to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 to increase transparency in Federal 
budgeting, and for other purposes. All points of order 
against consideration of the bill are waived. The amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on the Budget now printed in the bill shall be 
considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be con-
sidered as read. All points of order against provisions in 
the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, 
and on any amendment thereto to final passage without 
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; and (2) one mo-
tion to recommit with or without instructions. 
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House Calendar No. 96 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 539 
[Report No. 113–400] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1874) 
to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
to provide for macroeconomic analysis of the im-
pact of legislation, providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1871) to amend the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985 to reform the budget baseline, and pro-
viding for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1872) 
to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 to increase trans-
parency in Federal budgeting, and for other pur-
poses. 
APRIL 3, 2014 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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