[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 409 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 409

Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3835) to establish a 
   national advisory referendum on limiting the terms of Members of 
Congress at the general election of 1994, and for the consideration of 
provisions for advisory referenda on a Balanced Budget Amendment and a 
                      Presidential line-item veto.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 20, 1994

Mr. Hoekstra 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. 3835) to establish a 
   national advisory referendum on limiting the terms of Members of 
Congress at the general election of 1994, and for the consideration of 
provisions for advisory referenda on a Balanced Budget Amendment and a 
                      Presidential line-item veto.

    Resolved, That this resolution may be cited as the ``Voters' Bill 
of Rights Resolution of 1994''.
    Sec. 2. Immediately upon the adoption of this resolution the House 
shall resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state 
of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3835) to establish 
a national advisory referendum on limiting the terms of Members of 
Congress at the general election of 1994, the first reading of the bill 
shall be dispensed with, and all points of order against the bill and 
against its consideration are 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 equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on House Administration, and one hour controlled by 
Representative Hoekstra of Michigan, the bill shall be considered as 
read for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to 
consider an amendment in the nature of a substitute by, and if offered 
by Representative Hoekstra, or a designee, as an original bill for the 
purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule, said amendment shall 
be considered as read if printed in the Congressional Record at least 
three days prior to its consideration, and all points of order against 
said amendment are waived. No amendments to said amendment shall be in 
order except one motion each to strike the following titles:
            (1) Title II--The National Voter Opportunity to Inform 
        Congress Effectively (VOICE) on the Balanced Budget Amendment 
        Act.
            (2) Title III--The National VOICE on the Presidential Line 
        Item Veto Act.
Said amendments shall not be subject to further amendment but shall be 
debatable for not to exceed one hour each to be equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent. 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, with 
or without instructions.
    Sec. 3. If a comparable bill has been passed by the Senate, it 
shall be in order at any time after completion of House consideration 
of H.R. 3835 for Representative Hoekstra or his designee to move for 
immediate consideration in the House of such Senate bill. All points of 
order against the Senate bill and against its consideration are waived. 
The bill shall be debatable for not to exceed one hour to be equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill to final passage 
without intervening motion except--
            (1) a motion to strike all after the enacting clause of the 
        Senate bill and to insert in lieu thereof the provisions of 
        H.R. 3835 as passed by the House, provided that such motion is 
        offered by Representative Hoekstra or a designee; and
            (2) one motion to recommit.
If the motion to amend is adopted and the Senate bill as amended is 
passed, then it shall be in order for Representative Hoekstra or a 
designee to move that the House insist on its amendment to the Senate 
bill and request a conference with the Senate thereon.

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