[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 243 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 243

 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a three-
fifths vote to adopt a rule disallowing germane amendments to a bill or 
                              resolution.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 5, 1993

  Mr. Buyer (for himself, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
  Istook, Mr. Huffington, Mr. Horn, Mr. Everett, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
   Greenwood, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Portman, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
  Calvert, Mr. Grams, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
Miller of Florida, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
 McKeon, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
Boehlert, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Goss, 
Mr. Zimmer, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Linder, Mr. Petri, Mr. McHugh, 
  Mr. Herger, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ravenel, Mr. 
Ramstad, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Bachus of Alabama, Mr. Canaday, 
 Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Talent) submitted the 
   following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a three-
fifths vote to adopt a rule disallowing germane amendments to a bill or 
                              resolution.

    Resolved, That clause 4 of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
    ``(e) The affirmative vote of three-fifths of those voting, a 
quorum being present, is required to adopt any rule or order reported 
by the Committee on Rules providing for the consideration of any bill 
or resolution that limits the right of Members to offer germane 
amendments, if that bill or resolution would otherwise be subject to 
amendment under House rules.''.

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