[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 123 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 123

 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

                             April 17, 1997

  Mrs. Morella (for herself and Mr. Davis of Virginia) 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 
resolution reported from the Committee on Rules providing for the 
consideration of any report of a committee of conference that waives 
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 
resolution reported from the Committee on Rules providing for the 
consideration of any report of a committee of conference that waives 
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 
resolution reported from the Committee on Rules providing for the 
consideration of any report of a committee of conference that waives 
paragraph (a).''.
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