[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1071 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1071

 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a three-
 fifths vote on a stand-alone bill to increase the statutory limit on 
                            the public debt.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 4, 2010

Mr. Akin 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 on a stand-alone bill to increase the statutory limit on 
                            the public debt.

    Resolved, That rule XXVIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives (relating to the statutory limit on the public debt) is 
amended by striking clauses 1 through 4, by redesignating clause 5 as 
clause 3, and by inserting before clause 3 the following new clauses:
    ``1. It shall not be in order to consider any bill or joint 
resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that 
increases the statutory limit on the public debt if there is any other 
matter in such measure.
    ``2. A bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference 
report thereon, that increases the statutory limit on the public debt 
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.''.
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