[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 358 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 358

 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to postpone final 
 House action on legislative branch appropriations for any fiscal year 
until all other regular appropriations for that fiscal year are enacted 
                               into law.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 1996

   Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Davis, and Mr. Luther) 
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 postpone final 
 House action on legislative branch appropriations for any fiscal year 
until all other regular appropriations for that fiscal year are enacted 
                               into law.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. POSTPONEMENT OF FINAL ACTION ON LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
              APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Conference Reports.--Rule XXVIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new 
clause:
    ``7. (a) It shall not be in order to consider in the House any 
report of a committee of conference on any bill or joint resolution 
that contains appropriations for the legislative branch for any period 
of a fiscal year, unless--
            ``(1) all regular appropriations for the fiscal year (other 
        than for the legislative branch) have been enacted into law; or
            ``(2) the conference report also contains continuing 
        appropriations for the same period in lieu of all other regular 
        appropriation bills for the fiscal year that have not been 
        enacted into law.
    ``(b) It shall not be in order to consider in the House any report 
from the Committee on Rules that provides for the consideration of any 
report of a committee of conference notwithstanding the restriction set 
forth in paragraph (a).''.
    (b) Senate Amendments.--Rule XX of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new 
clause:
    ``3. (a) It shall not be in order to consider in the House (with 
respect to any bill or joint resolution) any motion to agree to any 
amendment of the Senate, or any motion to agree to any amendment of the 
Senate with an amendment, that contains appropriations for the 
legislative branch for any period of a fiscal year, unless--
            ``(1) all regular appropriations for the fiscal year (other 
        than for the legislative branch) have been enacted into law; or
            ``(2) the bill or joint resolution, as proposed to be 
        amended, also contains continuing appropriations for the same 
        period in lieu of all other regular appropriation bills for the 
        fiscal year that have not been enacted into law.
    ``(b) It shall not be in order to consider in the House any report 
from the Committee on Rules that provides for the consideration of any 
motion notwithstanding the restriction set forth in paragraph (a).''.
    (c) Continuing Appropriation Measures.--Rule XXI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the 
following new clause:
    ``9. (a) It shall not be in order to consider in the House any bill 
or joint resolution that contains continuing appropriations for the 
legislative branch for any period of a fiscal year, unless--
            ``(1) all regular appropriations for the fiscal year (other 
        than for the legislative branch) have been enacted into law; or
            ``(2) the bill or joint resolution also contains continuing 
        appropriations for the same period in lieu of all other regular 
        appropriation bills for the fiscal year that have not been 
        enacted into law.
    ``(b) It shall not be in order to consider in the House any report 
from the Committee on Rules that provides for the consideration of any 
bill or joint resolution notwithstanding the restriction set forth in 
paragraph (a).''.
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