[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 949 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 949

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 3, 2009

  Mr. Neugebauer (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. 
 Olson, Ms. Jenkins, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Paul, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Gingrey 
  of Georgia, Mr. Lamborn, Ms. Granger, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Hensarling, 
   Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Harper, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Kline of 
 Minnesota, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Barton 
of Texas, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Austria, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. 
     Posey, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. McCarthy of 
  California, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Walden, Mr. Wittman, Mr. 
 Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Akin, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Smith 
    of Nebraska, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, Mr. 
 Marchant, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Jones, and Mr. 
 Goodlatte) 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 two-
 thirds 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 two-thirds of the Members voting, a quorum being 
present.''.
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