[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 246 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
H. RES. 246

 Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 302) and amendments 
   thereto, to ensure timely payment of Social Security and Medicare 
 benefits, to protect the stability of financial markets, to preserve 
   the credit rating of the United States Government, and for other 
    purposes, by increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 26, 1995

 Mr. Kanjorski introduced 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. 302) and amendments 
   thereto, to ensure timely payment of Social Security and Medicare 
 benefits, to protect the stability of financial markets, to preserve 
   the credit rating of the United States Government, and for other 
    purposes, by increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.

    Resolved, That 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. 302) and 
amendments made in order by this resolution, all points of order 
against the bill and against its consideration are hereby waived, and 
the first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. After general 
debate, which shall be confined to the bill and amendments made in 
order by this resolution and which shall not exceed two hours, to be 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Ways and Means, or their designees, the bill 
shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule.
    Sec. 2. No amendment to the bill shall be in order in the House or 
the Committee of the Whole except for an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute by Representative Kanjorski of Pennsylvania, or his 
designee, contained in section 6 of this resolution. The amendment 
shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for not to exceed two 
hours, to be equally divided and controlled by the proponent and a 
member opposed thereto, and shall not be subject to an amendment in the 
House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against the 
amendment or its consideration in the House or in the Committee of the 
Whole are hereby waived.
    Sec. 3. 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.
    Sec. 4. 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 to be ordered on the bill and any amendment thereto 
to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
recommit, with or without instructions.
    Sec. 5. Consideration, in accordance with the provisions of this 
resolution, of amendments to H.R. 302 adopted by the Senate shall be a 
matter of highest privilege in the House and shall take precedence over 
any other motion, business, or order of the House, and the House shall 
proceed with such consideration of the Senate amendments to final 
resolution, without the intervention of any other motion, order, or 
business, except a motion to adjourn. If on any day, the House adjourns 
without completing action on Senate amendments to H.R. 302, the House 
shall, on the next legislative day immediately following House approval 
of the Journal, immediately proceed to the further consideration of the 
Senate amendments to final resolution without the intervention of any 
other motion, order, or business, except a motion to adjourn.
    Sec. 6. Text of the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 
302 offered by Mr. Kanjorski, or his designee: Strike all after the 
enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof:
    ``Section 1. This Act shall be known as the Social Security, 
Medicare and Financial Markets Protection Act of 1995.
    ``Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out the dollar limitation contained in 
such subsection and inserting in lieu thereof $5,500,000,000,000.''
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