[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 425 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 425

 Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3497) to amend the 
 Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve 
  and strengthen the Social Security Program through the creation of 
personal Social Security guarantee accounts ensuring full benefits for 
  all workers and their families, restoring long-term Social Security 
solvency, to make certain benefit improvements, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2002

Mrs. Thurman submitted 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. 3497) to amend the 
 Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve 
  and strengthen the Social Security Program through the creation of 
personal Social Security guarantee accounts ensuring full benefits for 
  all workers and their families, restoring long-term Social Security 
solvency, to make certain benefit improvements, and for other purposes.

    Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this resolution the 
House shall resolve into the Committee of the Whole House on the state 
of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3497) to amend the 
Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve 
and strengthen the Social Security program through the creation of 
personal Social Security guarantee accounts ensuring full benefits for 
all workers and their families, restoring long-term Social Security 
solvency, to make certain benefit improvements, and for other purposes. 
The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of 
order against consideration of the bill are waived. General debate 
shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed two hours equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Ways and Means. After general debate the bill shall be 
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be 
considered as read. No amendment to the bill shall be in order except:
            (1) an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting 
        of the text of H.R. 3535 if offered by Representative Armey of 
        Texas or a designee;
            (2) an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting 
        of the text of H.R. 4022 if offered by Representative Matsui of 
        California or a designee;
            (3) an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting 
        of the text of H.R. 4023 if offered by Representative Matsui of 
        California or a designee;
            (4) an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting 
        of the text of H.R. 4024 if offered by Representative Matsui of 
        California or a designee;
            (5) an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting 
        of the text of H.R. 4780 if offered by Representative Matsui of 
        California, Representative Gephardt of Missouri, or a designee.
    Sec. 2. Consideration of each such amendment shall begin with an 
additional period of general debate which shall be confined to the 
subject of the amendment and shall not exceed one hour equally divided 
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. Each such amendment 
may be offered only in the order specified in the first section of this 
resolution, may be offered only by the named proponent or a designee, 
shall be considered as read, shall be subject to amendment, and shall 
not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or 
in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against each 
amendment are waived (except those arising under clause 7 of rule XVI).
    Sec. 3. If the Committee of the Whole rises and reports that it has 
come to no resolution on the bill, then on the next legislative day, 
immediately after the third daily order of business under clause 1 of 
rule XIV, the House shall resolve into the Committee of the Whole for 
further consideration of the bill.
    Sec. 4. At the conclusion of 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 as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions.
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