[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 309 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 309

  Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a two-
  thirds, rollcall vote to increase the statutory limit on the public 
                                 debt.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 10, 1993

Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas (for himself and Mr. Hall of Texas) 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 two-
  thirds, rollcall vote to increase the statutory limit on the public 
                                 debt.

    Resolved, That rule XLIX of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended to read as follows:

                              ``rule xlii

          ``increasing the statutory limit on the public debt

    ``1. It shall not be in order to pass or adopt, as the case may be, 
any bill or joint resolution, or conference report thereon, increasing 
the statutory limit on the public debt except--
            ``(1) by a rollcall vote, and the yeas and nays shall be 
        considered as ordered; and
            ``(2) upon the affirmative vote of two-thirds of those 
        voting, a quorum being present.
    ``2. The House may waive the provisions of clause 1 for any fiscal 
year during which a declaration of war is in effect.''.

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