[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 671 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 671

 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to promote fiscal 
  responsibility by requiring the application of the House PAYGO rule.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 2009

Mr. Whitfield 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 promote fiscal 
  responsibility by requiring the application of the House PAYGO rule.

    Resolved, That clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs:
    ``(d) It shall not be in order to consider a rule or order that 
waives the application of paragraph (a). As disposition of a point of 
order under this paragraph, the Chair shall put the question of 
consideration with respect to the rule or order that waives the 
application of paragraph (a). The question of consideration shall be 
debatable for 10 minutes by the Member initiating the point of order 
and 10 minutes by an opponent, but shall otherwise shall be decided 
without intervening motion except one that House adjourn.
    ``(e) It shall not be in order for the Speaker to entertain a 
motion to suspend the application of this clause under clause 1 of rule 
XV.''.
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