[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 27 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 27

 To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit bills 
      and joint resolutions from containing more than one subject.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

Mr. Zimmer (for himself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Castle, and Mr. 
Rohrabacher) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                         the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit bills 
      and joint resolutions from containing more than one subject.

    Resolved, That rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new 
clause--
    ``9. (a) No bill, joint resolution, or amendment to any bill or 
joint resolution that contains more than a single subject may be 
received or considered in the House. A question of order on the number 
of subjects in any such bill, joint resolution or amendment thereto, 
may be raised at any time.
    ``(b) The single subject of any bill or joint resolution shall be 
expressed in the title.
    ``(c) Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply to a bill, joint 
resolution, or amendment thereto that complies, consolidates, revises, 
or rearranges the statutory law.''.

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