[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 310 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 310

 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a 5-day 
   waiting period before floor action on legislation, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 10, 1993

Mr. Pombo 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 5-day 
   waiting period before floor action on legislation, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Resolved, That (a) the first sentence of clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI 
of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking 
``third'' and inserting ``fifth''.
    (b) Clause 7 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by striking ``three'' and inserting 
``five''.
    (c) The first sentence of clause 2(a) of rule XXVIII of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives is amended by striking ``third'' and 
inserting ``fifth'' and by striking ``; but the preceding provisions of 
this sentence do not apply during the last six days of the session''.
    (d) The last sentence of clause 4(b) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives is amended by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ``; nor shall it report any rule or order which 
provides that clause 2(l)(6) of this rule, clause 7 of rule XXI, or 
clause 2(a) of rule XXVIII may be waived by a vote of less than two-
thirds of the Members present.''.

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