[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 159 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 159

   Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 24) to give the 
 President line-item veto authority in appropriations bills for fiscal 
                          years 1994 and 1995.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 22, 1993

 Mr. Solomon submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                         the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 24) to give the 
 President line-item veto authority in appropriations bills for fiscal 
                          years 1994 and 1995.

    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 the consideration of the bill (H.R. 24), to give the 
President legislative, line-item veto authority over budget authority 
in appropriations bills in fiscal years 1994 and 1995, and the first 
reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. After general debate which 
shall be confined to the bill and the amendments made in order by this 
resolution, and which shall not exceed two hours, 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, the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall first be in order to 
consider an amendment in the nature of a substitute by, and if offered 
by, Representative Spratt of South Carolina. The amendment in the 
nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. It shall next be in 
order to consider the following amendments: (1) a substitute amendment 
offered by Representative Castle of Delaware consisting of the text of 
H.R. 1642; and (2) an amendment thereto by Representative Michel of 
Illinois. Said amendments may only be offered by the named proponent or 
a designee, shall be considered as read, and all points of order 
against said amendments are hereby waived. If the substitute amendment 
of Representative Solomon is not agreed to, it shall next be in order 
to consider an amendment by Representative Michel of Illinois to the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, said amendment may only be 
offered by Representative Michel or a designee, shall be considered as 
read, and all points of order against said amendments are hereby 
waived. At the conclusion of the 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, and 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. 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.

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