[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 397 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 397

 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a three-
fifths vote to pass any measure the enactment of which would result in 
  a deficit in the unified budget of the United States for any fiscal 
                                 year.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 25, 2002

    Mr. Tanner (for himself, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Hill, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
Stenholm, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Berry, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Holden, Mr. Ross, Mr. 
Schiff, Mr. Israel, and Mr. Bishop) 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 a three-
fifths vote to pass any measure the enactment of which would result in 
  a deficit in the unified budget of the United States for any fiscal 
                                 year.

    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) A bill or joint resolution, amendment, or conference 
report the enactment of which would result in a deficit in the unified 
budget of the United States for any fiscal year may not be considered 
as passed or agreed to unless so determined by a vote of not less than 
three-fifths of the Members voting, a quorum being present.
    ``(b) For purposes of this clause, the levels of outlays and 
revenues for a fiscal year shall be determined on the basis of 
estimates made by the Committee on the Budget.
    ``(c) This clause is waived while a declaration of war is in effect 
or during a military conflict.''.
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