[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 98 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 98

  Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that 
concurrent resolutions on the budget not carry an estimated deficit for 
                  the budget year or for any outyear.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 4, 1999

   Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. Sweeney) 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 require that 
concurrent resolutions on the budget not carry an estimated deficit for 
                  the budget year or for any outyear.

Whereas Congress needs a social security surplus accountability initiative;
Whereas the unified budget surplus over the next 10 years will total more than 
        $2,500,000,000,000;
Whereas the social security surplus over the next 10 years will total more than 
        $1,700,000,000,000;
Whereas the social security surplus remains vulnerable while there is an on-
        budget deficit; and
Whereas all payroll tax revenues paid into social security should be spent only 
        for social security tax purposes: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That rule XXI 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 any concurrent 
resolution on the budget that carries an estimated deficit for the 
budget year or for any of the 4 ensuing fiscal years.
    ``(b) Paragraph (a) may be waived only by the affirmative vote of 
three-fifths of the Members voting.''.
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