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IV 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1027 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2008 Mr. Lamborn (for himself, Mr. David Davis of Tennessee, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Flake, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Foxx, Mrs. Bachmann, and Mr. Cantor) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules RESOLUTION Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to strike rule XXVIII, popularly known as the Gephardt rule, and to require recorded votes on measures that increase the statutory limit on the public debt.

That rule XXVIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read as follows: Rule XXVIII

Statutory limit on public debt

It shall not be in order to agree to a bill, joint resolution, or conference report increasing the statutory limit on the public debt unless the vote upon final passage of such measure is a recorded vote. .