[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 48 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 48

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                      February 5, 2013.
    Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the Speaker 
may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 444) to require that, if the President's fiscal year 2014 budget does 
not achieve balance in a fiscal year covered by such budget, the President shall 
submit a supplemental unified budget by April 1, 2013, which identifies a fiscal 
year in which balance is achieved, 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 one hour equally divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on the Budget or their respective designees. 
After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-
minute rule. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order against 
provisions in the bill are waived. No amendment to the bill shall be in order 
except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the 
report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be 
considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not 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 such amendments are waived. 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.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.