[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.