[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 149 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 149

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                        April 28, 1993.
    Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the Speaker 
may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule XXIII, declare the House resolved into the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 1578) to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act 
of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed 
rescissions of budget authority. The first reading of the bill shall be 
dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not 
exceed two hours, with one hour to be equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules and one hour to 
be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Government Operations. After general debate the bill shall be 
considered as read for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in 
order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part 1 
of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. The 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. No 
amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order 
except those printed in part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules. Each 
amendment may be offered only in the order printed, may be offered only by the 
named proponent or a designee, shall be considered 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 except as specified 
in the report, 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 the 
amendments printed in the report 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 
separate 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 motion 
except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
            Attest:






                                                                          Clerk.