[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 445 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 445

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 the Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 26, 1994

 Mr. Deal (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Fingerhut, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
  Minge, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Barca of Wisconsin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
  Browder, Mr. Coppersmith, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. 
   Hall of Texas, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Holden, Mr. Johnson of 
Georgia, Mr. Mann, Ms. Margolies-Mezvinsky, Mr. McHale, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
 Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Schenk, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor 
  of Mississippi, Mr. Andrews of Texas, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
 Penny, and Mr. Cooper) 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 the Act.

    Resolved, That on the third legislative day after the adoption of 
this resolution, immediately after the adoption of the Journal, the 
House shall resolve into the Committee of the Whole House on the State 
of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3266) to provide for 
automatic downward adjustments in the discretionary spending limits set 
forth in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 equal to the amount of 
rescissions contained in the Act. The first reading of the bill shall 
be dispensed with. All points of order against the bill and against its 
consideration are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill 
and the amendments made in order by this resolution and shall not 
exceed two hours, with one hour equally divided and controlled by 
Representative Andrews of New Jersey and Representative Zeliff of New 
Hampshire or their respective designees and with one hour controlled by 
an opponent of the bill. After general debate the bill shall be 
considered for amendment under the five minute rule. The amendments 
printed in section 6 of this resolution shall be considered as adopted 
in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as so 
amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of 
further amendment under the five minute rule. The bill, as so amended, 
shall be considered as read. No further amendment shall be in order in 
the House or in the Committee of the Whole except those specified in 
section 2 of this resolution.
    Sec. 2. (a) It shall be in order to consider amendments printed in 
a resolution introduced by Representative Andrews of New Jersey (for 
himself, Representative Zeliff of New Hampshire, Representative Deal of 
Georgia and Representative Hoekstra of Michigan) not later than the 
sixth day after this resolution is referred to the House calendar or 
not later than the sixth day after a motion to discharge this 
resolution from the Committee on Rules is referred to the Calendar of 
Motions to Discharge Committees, whichever is later. That resolution 
may include only amendments which are printed in the Congressional 
Record under a five minute special order at least five days prior to 
the adoption of this resolution. That resolution may not include a 
further amendment to title I of the bill or an amendment adding a new 
title to the bill. That resolution shall--
            (1) publish the form of each amendment;
            (2) specificy the order in which each amendment may be 
        considered;
            (3) specify which amendments are to be offered by members 
        as the designee of each of the original sponsors of the 
        resolution;
            (4) designate the member that submitted the amendment to be 
        printed in the Congressional Record under a five minute special 
        order to offer their amendment; and
            (5) include estimates of reductions in spending prepared by 
        the Congressional Budget Office.
That resolution shall allocate up to one hour of debate for each 
amendment to be offered by a designee of the four original sponsors of 
the resolution which shall in each case be equally divided between the 
proponent and an opponent. Each amendment shall be considered as read 
and shall not be subject to an amendment or a division of the question. 
All points of order against the amendments are waived.
    (b) In allocating time for debate of amendments, the resolution 
shall provide that there shall be 56 hours of debate on amendments 
designated by the four original sponsors of the resolution in the 
resolution, divided equally between amendments offered by members 
designated by each of the four original sponsors of the resolution and 
apportioned as follows:
            (1) 29 hours of debate on amendments which would reduce 
        mandatory spending;
            (2) 19 hours of debate on amendments which would reduce 
        discretionary spending;
            (3) 8 hours of debate on amendments which would amend the 
        Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Balanced Budget and 
        Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or the Budget Enforcement 
        Act.
    Sec. 3. (a) The resolution introduced pursuant to section 2 should 
specify amendments to title III which meet the following criteria:
            (1) the amendment would reduce mandatory spending or would 
        make program changes that would directly or indirectly reduce 
        discretionary outlays (but not amendments that simply reduce 
        authorized levels);
            (2) the amendment has been submitted to the Congressional 
        Budget Office for the purpose of scoring any reductions in 
        outlays at least five days prior to the adoption of this rule; 
        and
            (3) the amendment does not include any provision which 
        would have the effect of increasing mandatory or discretionary 
        budget authority or outlays.
    (b) The resolution introduced pursuant to section 2 should specify 
amendments to title II which meet the following criteria:
            (1) the amendment would eliminate or reduce budget 
        authority provided in an appropriations act or would eliminate 
        or reduce budget authority provided in an appropriations act 
        and reduce the corresponding authorization levels for the same 
        program, project, or activity;
            (2) the amendment would not eliminate or reduce budget 
        authority for a program, project, or activity for which budget 
        authority would have been eliminated or reduced by a 
        substantially similar amendment which the House previously 
        rejected in the 2d session of the 103d Congress; and
            (3) the amendment does not include any provision which 
        would have the effect of increasing mandatory or discretionary 
        outlays.
    (c) The resolution introduced pursuant to section 2 should specify 
amendments to title IV which meet the following criteria:
            (1) the amendment would amend provisions of the 
        Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Balanced Budget and 
        Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or the Budget Enforcement 
        Act of 1990; and
            (2) the amendment is not substantially the same as an 
        amendment considered by the House of Representatives in the 
        second session of the 103d Congress.
    (d) In specifying the order in which amendments will be offered, 
the resolution should--
            (1) specify all amendments meeting the requirements of 
        section 3 within each budget function;
            (2) provide that amendments which would reduce mandatory 
        spending shall be considered first and in order of budget 
        function; provided however, that amendments which would reduce 
        mandatory spending in more than one budget functions shall be 
        considered first. Following the disposition of amendments 
        specified by the principals for each function, any amendment 
        not so designated shall be considered;
            (3) provide that amendments which would reduce 
        discretionary spending shall be considered following 
        disposition of all amendments which would reduce mandatory 
        spending and in order of budget function; provided however, 
        that amendments which would reduce discretionary spending in 
        more than one budget functions shall be considered first. 
        Following the disposition of amendments specified by the 
        principals for each function, any amendment not so designated 
        shall be considered;
            (4) shall provide that amendments to title IV would be 
        considered following disposition of amendments which would 
        reduce discretionary spending. Following the disposition of 
        amendments to title IV specified by the principals, any 
        amendment not so designated shall be considered;
            (5) shall provide that the Chairman of the Committee of the 
        Whole House will recognize any member to offer any amendment 
        meeting the requirements of this section which were not 
        designated by the principals in the resolution, to be debated 
        for up to ten minutes, equally divided by the proponent and an 
        opponent.
    (e) The resolution should set forth that amendments offered by 
members designated by Representative Andrews of New Jersey, 
Representative Zeliff of New Hampshire, Representative Deal of Georgia 
and Representative Hoekstra of Michigan shall be considered in 
sequential rotation.
    (f) As used in this section, the term ``principals'' means the four 
original sponsors of the resolution introduced pursuant to section 2.
    Sec. 4. If on any day the Committee rises and reports that it has 
come to no resolution on the bill, the House shall, on the next 
legislative day immediately following House approval of the Journal, 
resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole on the State of the 
Union for the further consideration of the bill.
    Sec. 5. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 
amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House 
with such amendment as may have been finally adopted. The previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and any amendments 
thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion 
to recommit with or without instructions.
    Sec. 6. The amendments considered as adopted in the House and the 
Committee of the Whole House are as follows:
            (1) After section 101, insert the following new sections:

``SEC. 102. PAYGO SCORECARD.

    ``Reductions in outlays in a fiscal year resulting from any 
provision of this Act shall not be taken into account for any purpose 
under section 252(d) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985.

``SEC. 103. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1995-1998.

    ``The discretionary spending limits (new budget authority and 
outlays) for each of the fiscal years 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998 set 
forth in section 601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as 
adjusted in strict conformance with section 251 of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, shall be reduced, as 
calculated by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, by 
the aggregate amounts of rescissions and any additional savings as a 
result of program changes under title II for fiscal year 1994, 1995, 
1996, 1997 and 1998 plus any additional reductions in discretionary 
outlays in fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998, for that 
fiscal year as a result of the enactment of title III, as calculated by 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
    ``(b) Definition.--For the purposes of subsection (a), the term 
`additional savings as a result of program changes under title II' 
means the net aggregate amount, (if any) by which fiscal year 1994 
discretionary appropriations (before any rescissions made under title 
II) for all programs, projects or activities for which new 
authorization levels are established by title II exceeds those new 
authorization levels for fiscal years 1995, 1996, 1997 or 1998, as the 
case may be.''.
            (2) At the end of the bill, add the following:

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

                ``TITLE IV--BUDGET PROCESS PROVISIONS''.

    (b) Changes in House Rules.--The Rules of the House of 
Representatives are amended as follows:
            (1) Amendments to general appropriations bills.--
                  (A) Rule XXI, clause 2(d), is amended by striking 
                ``(a) or (c)'' and inserting ``(a), (c), (e) or (g)''.
                    (B) Rule XXI, clause 2 is amended by adding the 
                following new paragraph at the end:
    ``(e) No amendment eliminating or reducing budget authority for any 
program, project or activity shall be in order to any general 
appropriations bill during the 2d session of the 103d Congress if the 
House previously rejected an amendment eliminating or reducing budget 
authority for that program, project or activity during consideration of 
H.R. 3266.''.
            (2) Amendments to reduce discretionary caps.--
                    (A) The first sentence of clause 2(c) of rule XXI 
                is amended by inserting ``, except as provided in 
                paragraph (f)'' following ``law''.
                    (B) Clause 2 of rule XXI is amended by adding at 
                the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(f) An amendment to any general appropriations bill reducing the 
discretionary spending limit for new budget authority and outlays for 
any fiscal year set forth in section 601(a)(2) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, as adjusted in strict conformance with section 251 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, by an 
amount that does not exceed the reduction in budget authority contained 
in the amendment shall be in order even if amending portions of the 
bill not yet read for amendment and shall not be subject to a division 
of the question.''.
    (c) Clause 7 of rule XVI is amended by inserting ``, except for an 
amendment reducing the discretionary spending limit for new budget 
authority and outlays for any fiscal year set forth in section 
601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as adjusted in 
strict conformance with section 251 of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, by an amount that does not 
exceed the reduction in budget authority contained in the amendment'' 
following ``amendment''.

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