[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 205 (Wednesday, December 20, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H15308-H15309]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 NOTICE OF INTENTION TO OFFER PRIVILEGED RESOLUTION PROVIDING DEFICIT 
      REDUCTION AND ACHIEVE A BALANCED BUDGET BY FISCAL YEAR 2002

  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I have a privileged 
resolution at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. LaHood). Is the gentleman from 
Mississippi making a notice?
  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi. I have a privileged resolution at the 
desk. As you know, the Chair can either bring this up immediately----
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair would advise the gentleman from 
Mississippi that there is no privileged resolution at the desk.


                         parliamentary inquiry

  Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Pennsylvania will state 
his inquiry.
  Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, the inquiry that the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania has is, has his privileged motion been properly noticed?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair believes that the gentleman is 
trying to properly notice his resolution as privileged.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Mississippi [Mr. Taylor].
  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I am informing the Chair of 
my intention to serve a privileged resolution before this body, and as 
the Chair knows, under the Rules of the House, the Chair may bring this 
up immediately or may ask for a 2-legislative-day delay on this matter.

  Since the matter involves the highest privilege of the Members 
collectively, and that is the privilege of doing our constitutionally 
mandated responsibility of providing for the budget in the 
appropriations of this country, I would ask for its immediate 
consideration.
  As you know, Mr. Speaker, we have no budget before this country, and 
300,000 good people are wondering whether or not they are going to get 
paid.
  We have a job to do. We are 81 days late in fulfilling our legal 
responsibility of providing for a budget for this country. The budget 
that was passed has been vetoed by the President. There are not 
sufficient votes to get the two-thirds majority to override the 
President, and it is my intention to submit, as a result of that, 
privileged resolution H.R. 2530, commonly referred to as the coalition 
budget, in an effort to break this impasse.
  I would like to point out that under rule IV of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, Questions of Privilege, clause 1 states 
questions of privilege shall be, first, those affecting the rights of 
the House collectively. Article I, section 9, clause 7 reads, and I am 
guoting, ``No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in consequence 
of an appropriation made by law.''
  Obviously, we cannot solve this budget impasse until we have passed 
and the President has approved a budget. Today marks the 81st day that 
this Congress has been delinquent in fulfilling our statutory 
responsibility of enacting a budget into law; and again, one has 
passed, but short of the two-thirds majority needed to override the 
presidential veto.
  Mr. Speaker, by failing to enact a budget into law, this body has 
failed to fulfill our most basic constitutionally mandated duties. This 
Congress has failed to appropriate the necessary funds to fulfill the 
vital functions of our Nation.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the gentleman from Mississippi suspend?
  The Chair would advise the gentleman, the gentleman needs to make 
notice to the House of his resolution. The Chair would ask the 
gentleman to state his notice.
  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I am doing so in telling my 
fellow Members.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Could the gentleman from Mississippi read 
the title of his resolution in order to give notice to the House?
  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi. Sir, as of today, I am introducing the 
coalition budget, H.R. 2530, to provide for deficit reduction and 
achieve a balanced budget by fiscal year 2002, as a privileged 
resolution and request its immediate consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under rule IX, a resolution offered from the 
floor by a Member other than the majority leader or the minority leader 
as a question of the privileges of the House has immediate precedence 
only at a time or place designated by the Speaker in the legislative 
schedule within 2 legislative days of its being properly noticed. That 
designation will be announced at a later time.
  In the meantime, the form of the resolution proffered by the 
gentleman from Mississippi will appear in the Record at this point.
  The Chair is not at this point making a determination as to whether 
the resolution constitutes a question of privilege. That determination 
will be made at a time designated for consideration of the resolution.

  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi. Will the Speaker recognize me for a 
unanimous-consent request?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair would advise the gentleman that 
the title will appear in the Record.
  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi. The Chair has fulfilled my request.


                        parliamentary inquiries

  Mr. BROWDER Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state it.
  Mr. BROWDER. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Mississippi [Mr. Taylor] 
has filed a motion, and I understand that the Chair has ruled that this 
will be dealt with by the Speaker in the next 2 days.

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  My inquiry is this: Does this mean that before we leave this Friday 
that this request will be scheduled by the Speaker so that the people 
of this country will not go through Christmas without a budget for the 
U.S. Government?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair would advise the gentleman that 
consideration will be scheduled within 2 legislative days by the 
Speaker.
  Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, parliamentary inquiry.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state it.
  Mr. WALKER. In the action that just took place here a few minutes ago 
with regard to the privileged resolution, is the totality of the 
privileged resolution, namely the budget offered by the gentleman, 
going to be printed in the Record, or just the title?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair stated earlier the title of the 
resolution would be printed in the Record.
  Mr. WALKER. So the totality of the resolution would not be printed?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The title of the bill will be printed, not 
the totality.
  Mr. WALKER. I thank the Chair.
  Mr. TANNER. Parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state it.
  Mr. TANNER. Mr. Speaker, how much notice would the Chair give to the 
sponsor of the resolution? Would it be tomorrow or would it be Friday, 
or is it impossible for the Speaker to so advise at the moment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair intend to give adequate notice to 
Members.

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