[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 404 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 404

Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3266) to provide for 
automatic downward adjustments in the discretionary spending limits for 
  fiscal year 1994 set forth in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
       equal to the amount of rescissions contained in this Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 12, 1994

 Mr. Zeliff (for himself and Mr. Andrews of New Jersey) 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. 3266) to provide for 
automatic downward adjustments in the discretionary spending limits for 
  fiscal year 1994 set forth in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
       equal to the amount of rescissions contained in this Act.

    Resolved, That immediately following the approval of the Journal on 
any of the next five legislative days of House session, it shall be in 
order as a matter of highest privilege for Representative Andrews of 
New Jersey, or Representative Zeliff of New Hampshire, or a designee, 
to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
3266) to provide for automatic downward adjustments in the 
discretionary spending limits for fiscal year 1994 set forth in the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 equal to the amount of rescissions 
contained in this Act, and the first reading of the bill shall be 
dispensed with. All points of order against the bill and against its 
consideration are hereby waived. 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, with one hour to be 
equally divided and controlled by Representative Andrews of New Jersey 
and Representative Zeliff of New Hampshire, and one hour to be 
controlled by an opponent of the bill, the bill shall be considered as 
having been read for amendment under the five-minute rule. The 
amendments printed in section 3 of this resolution shall be considered 
as having been adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. 
No other amendment to the bill shall be in order except amendments 
which are both (a) printed in the Congressional Record at least one day 
prior to their consideration; and (b) would have the effect, either 
directly or indirectly, of reducing budget authority or outlays, 
including amendments to authorizing statutes that would eliminate or 
reduce the authorization levels for items contained in such authorizing 
statutes, provided such reductions are not merely incidental to the 
amendment. All points of order against any such amendment meeting these 
criteria are waived. No amendment to an amendment shall be in order 
unless germane to the amendment to which it is offered.
    Debate on any amendment to the bill, and all amendments thereto, 
shall not exceed sixty minutes. Debate on the bill for amendment under 
the five-minute rule shall not exceed fifty-six hours. The Chairman of 
the Committee of the Whole shall give priority in recognition for 
amendments to the bill to those Members who have not previously offered 
amendments. If on any day the Committee of the Whole rises and reports 
that it has come to no resolution on the bill, then on the next 
legislative day the House shall, immediately after the approval of the 
Journal, resolve into the Committee of the Whole for further 
consideration of the bill.
    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. The previous question shall be 
considered as ordered on the bill and any amendment thereto to final 
passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.
    Sec. 2. For the purpose of amendments made in order by this 
resolution, the levels of budget authority and outlays for a fiscal 
year shall be determined on the basis of estimates made by the 
Committee on the Budget.
    Sec. 3. The amendments considered as adopted in the House and in 
the Committee of the Whole House are as follows:
            (a) After section 101, insert the following new section:

``SEC. 102. PAYGO SCORECARD.

    ``Reductions in outlays in a fiscal year resulting from any 
provision in this Act shall not be taken into account for any purpose 
under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985.''
            (b) At the end of the bill, add the following:

   ``TITLE III--CHANGES IN AUTHORIZATION STATUTES TO EFFECT SPENDING 
                             REDUCTIONS''.

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