[Deschler's Precedents, Volume 7, Chapters 22 - 25]
[Chapter 25. Appropriation Bills]
[B. Reporting and Consideration of Appropriation Bills]
[Â§ 8. Consideration Made in Order by Special Rule or Unanimous Consent]
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                               CHAPTER 25
 
                          Appropriation Bills
 
       B. REPORTING AND CONSIDERATION OF APPROPRIATION BILLS TEXT
 
Sec. 8. Consideration Made in Order by Special Rule or Unanimous 
    Consent

Special Orders

Sec. 8.1 The form of a modified closed rule reported from the Committee 
    on Rules making in order consideration of a joint resolution 
    providing temporary appropriations, fixing debate, and limiting 
    amendments to those offered by direction of the Committee on 
    Appropriations.

    On June 28, 1951,(18) a resolution was called up as 
follows:
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        Mr. [Adolph J.] Sabath [of Illinois]: Mr. Speaker, I call up 
    House Resolution 287 and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

            Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this 
        resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve 
        itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
        the Union for the consideration of the joint resolution (H.J 
        Res. 277) making temporary appropriations for the fiscal year 
        1952, and for other purposes. That after general debate, which 
        shall be confined to the joint resolution and continue not to 
        exceed 3 hours, to be equally divided and controlled by the 
        chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
        Appropriations, the joint resolution shall be read for 
        amendment. No amendment shall be in order to said joint 
        resolution except amendments offered by the direction of the 
        Committee on Appropriations. At the conclusion of the 
        consideration of the joint resolution for amendment, the 
        Committee shall rise and report the joint resolution to the 
        House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the 
        pre

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        vious questions shall be considered as ordered on the joint 
        resolution and amendments thereto to final passage without 
        intervening motion except one motion to recommit.

Sec. 8.2 The form of a resolution providing for consideration of a 
    general appropriation bill and waiving points of order against the 
    bill or any of the provisions contained therein, excepting a 
    specific paragraph, is set out below.

    On Apr. 7, 1949,(1) the following resolution was read:
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 1. 95 Cong. Rec. 4113, 81st Cong. 1st Sess.
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        Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution, 
    notwithstanding any rule of the House to the contrary, it shall be 
    in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee 
    of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration 
    of the bill (H.R. 4046) making appropriations to supply 
    deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
    June 30, 1949, and for other purposes, and all points of order 
    against the bill or any of the provisions contained therein are 
    hereby waived excepting the provision appearing on page 19, lines 
    18 to 21, inclusive, in the paragraph under the heading ``General 
    Provisions.'' That after general debate, which shall be confined to 
    the bill and continue not to exceed 2 hours, to be equally divided 
    and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
    Committee on Appropriations, the bill shall be read for amendment 
    under the 5-minute rule. At the conclusion of the reading of the 
    bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the same to 
    the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and 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.

Deficiency Appropriations

Sec. 8.3 An illustrative resolution, making in order consideration of 
    the first deficiency appropriation bill of 1949, notwithstanding 
    the requirement that committee reports and hearings on 
    appropriation bills be made available three calendar days before 
    consideration, is set out below.

    On Feb. 15, 1949,(2) a resolution was called up as 
follows:
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 2. 95 Cong. Rec. 1214, 81st Cong. 1st Sess. Under Sec. 139(a) of the 
        Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, committee reports and 
        hearings were required to be made available three calendar days 
        before general appropriation bills were to be considered. See 
        Rule XXI clause 7, House Rules and Manual Sec. 848 (1981)
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        Mr. [Adoplh J.] Sabath [of Illinois]: Mr. Speaker, I call up 
    House Resolution 99 and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

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            Resolved, That, notwithstanding any rule of the House to 
        the contrary, it shall be in order on Tuesday, February 15, 
        1949, to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee 
        of the Whole House on the State of the Union for consideration 
        of the bill (H.R. 2632) making appropriations to supply urgent 
        deficiencies for the fiscal year 1949, and for other purposes, 
        and all points of order against the bill or any of the 
        provisions contained therein are hereby waived. That after 
        general debate which shall be confined to the bill and continue 
        not to exceed three hours, to be equally divided and controlled 
        by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
        Appropriations, the bill shall be read for amendment under the 
        5-minute rule. At the conclusion of the reading of the bill for 
        amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the same to the 
        House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and 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.

Sec. 8.4 Pursuant to a special order previously agreed to, a joint 
    resolution continuing appropriations has been called up as if 
    privileged and considered in the House as in the Committee of the 
    Whole.

    On June 24, 1969,(3) the following proceedings took 
place in the House:
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 3. 115 Cong. Rec. 17015-17, 91st Cong. 1st Sess. See also 109 Cong. 
        Rec. 20361, 20362, 88th Cong. 1st Sess., Oct. 28, 1963
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        Mr. [George H.] Mahon [of Texas]: Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the 
    order of the House of June 19, 1969, I call up House Joint 
    Resolution 790, making continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
    year 1970 and for other purposes, and ask unanimous consent that it 
    be considered in the House as in the Committee of the Whole.
        The Clerk read the title of the joint resolution
        The Speaker: (4) Is there objection to the request 
    of the gentleman from Texas?
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 4. John W. McCormack (Mass.)
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        There was no objection.
        The Clerk read the joint resolution.

Special Order Rejected

Sec. 8.5 The House has rejected a resolution providing for 
    consideration of a joint resolution continuing appropriations.

    On Oct. 1, 1964,(5) a Member called up a resolution as 
follows:
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 5. 110 Cong. Rec. 23361, 23363, 23364, 88th Cong. 2d Sess.
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        Mr. [Howard W.] Smith of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, by direction of 
    the Committee on Rules I call up House Resolution 892, and ask for 
    its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

            Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this 
        resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve 
        itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
        the Union for the consider

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        ation of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 1183), making 
        continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1965, and for 
        other purposes. That after general debate, which shall be 
        confined to the joint resolution and continue not to exceed one 
        hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
        ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations, the 
        joint resolution shall be read for amendment. At the conclusion 
        of the consideration of the joint resolution for amendment, the 
        Committee shall rise and report the joint resolution to the 
        House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the 
        previous question shall be considered as ordered on the joint 
        resolution and amendments thereto to final passage without 
        intervening motion except one motion to recommit. . . .

        Mr. Smith of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, I move the previous 
    question
        The previous question was ordered
        The Speaker Pro Tempore: (6) The question is on the 
    resolution.
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 6. Carl Albert (Okla.).
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        Mr. [Clarence J.] Brown of Ohio: Mr. Speaker, on that I demand 
    the yeas and nays.
        The yeas and nays were ordered.
        The question was taken; and there were--yeas 160, nays 193, not 
    voting 78. . . .
        So the resolution was rejected.(7)
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 7. Note: A prior continuing resolution had expired, and the chairman 
        of the Committee on Appropriations had requested a special rule 
        from the Committee on Rules for consideration of a resolution 
        to extend the continuing resolution.
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Debate on Special Orders

Sec. 8.6 Rejection of the previous question on a special rule was 
    sought for purposes of opening the special rule to amendment and 
    further debate.

    On Oct. 3, 1967,(8) a simple resolution was called up 
providing for consideration of a joint resolution continuing certain 
appropriations. It was desired by some Members to vote down the 
previous question on the special rule, thereby opening it for amendment 
and debate.(9) The following proceedings took place during 
consideration of the special rule:
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 8. 113 Cong. Rec. 27644, 27652, 90th Cong. 1st Sess.
 9. For discussion of special rules and their consideration, generally, 
        see Ch. 21, supra.
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        Mr. [William H.] Colmer [of Mississippi]: Mr. Speaker, by 
    direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 938 
    and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                                  H. Res. 938

            Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
        shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into 
        the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for 
        the consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 853) 
        making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1968, and 
        for other purposes. After general debate, which shall be 
        confined to the joint resolution and shall continue not to 
        exceed one hour, to be equally divided and con

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        trolled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
        Committee on Appropriations, the joint resolution shall be read 
        for amendment. At the conclusion of the consideration of the 
        joint resolution for amendment, the Committee shall rise and 
        report the joint resolution to the House with such amendment as 
        may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be 
        considered as ordered on the joint resolution and amendments 
        thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one 
        motion to recommit.

        The Speaker: (10) The gentleman from Mississippi is 
    recognized.
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        Mr. Colmer: . . . Mr. Speaker, I move the previous question.
        The Speaker: The question is on ordering the previous question.
        Mr. [H. Allen] Smith [of California]: Mr. Speaker, on that I 
    demand the yeas and nays.
        The yeas and nays were ordered
        Mr. Gerald R. Ford [of Michigan]: Mr. Speaker, a parliamentary 
    inquiry.
        The Speaker: The gentleman will state it.
        Mr. Gerald R. Ford: If the previous question is rejected, then 
    the rule will be open to amendment and there will be debate on any 
    amendments to the rule. Is that correct?
        The Speaker: Of course, the gentleman's question answers 
    itself. But the answer, specifically and directly, is ``Yes.''
        Mr. Gerald R. Ford: I thank the Speaker
        The question was taken; and there were--yeas 213, nays 205, not 
    voting 14. . . .
        So the previous question was ordered. . . .
        The Speaker: The question is on the resolution.
        The resolution was agreed to.
        A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

Consideration by Unanimous Consent

Sec. 8.7 Pursuant to unanimous consent previously obtained, a joint 
    resolution continuing appropriations (or making a special 
    supplemental appropriation) may be called up as if privileged and 
    considered in the House as in the Committee of the Whole

    On Aug. 18, 1964,(11) the following proceedings occurred 
in the House:
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11. 110 Cong. Rec. 20055, 88th Cong. 2d Sess.
            See also 116 Cong. Rec. 21239, 91st Cong. 2d Sess., June 
        24, 1970 [H.J. Res. 1264]; 115 Cong. Rec. 17015-17, 91st Cong. 
        1st Sess., June 24, 1969 [H.J. Res. 790]; 111 Cong. Rec. 26881, 
        89th Cong. 1st Sess., Oct. 13, 1965; and 111 Cong. Rec. 25342, 
        89th Cong. 1st Sess., Sept. 28, 1965.
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        Mr. [George H.] Mahon [of Texas]: Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the 
    unanimous-consent agreement obtained yesterday, I call up the joint 
    resolution (H.J. Res. 1160) making continuing appropriations for 
    the fiscal year 1965, and for other purposes, and ask unanimous 
    consent that it be considered in the House as in the Committee of 
    the Whole.

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        The Clerk read the title of the joint resolution.
        The Clerk read the joint resolution, as follows:

            Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
        United States of America in Congress assembled, That clause (c) 
        of section 102 of the joint resolution of June 29, 1964 (Public 
        Law 88-325), is hereby amended by striking out ``August 31, 
        1964'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1964''.

        The Speaker: (12) Is there objection to the request 
    of the gentleman from Texas?
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        There was no objection.
        Mr. Mahon: Mr. Speaker, I move to strike out the last word.

    On Mar. 25, 1969,(13) the following proceedings occurred 
in the House with respect to a joint resolution making a supplemental 
appropriation:
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        Mr. Mahon: Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the unanimous-consent 
    agreement on yesterday, I call up House Joint Resolution 584, 
    making a supplemental appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 
    30, 1969, and for other purposes, and ask unanimous consent that 
    the joint resolution be considered in the House as in the Committee 
    of the Whole.
        The Clerk read the title of the joint resolution.
        The Speaker: Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
    from Texas?
        There was no objection.
        The Clerk read the joint resolution, as follows:

                                 H.J. Res. 584

            Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
        United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
        following sum is appropriated out of any money in the Treasury 
        not otherwise appropriated, to supply a supplemental 
        appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, and for 
        other purposes; namely:

                           Department of Agriculture

                          Commodity Credit Corporation

            For partial restoration of capital impairment of the 
        Commodity Credit Corporation for costs heretofore incurred, 
        $1,000,000,000.

Sec. 8.8 Parliamentarian's Note: A joint resolution continuing 
    appropriations for a fiscal year may be called up as if privileged 
    pursuant to a previous order entered into by unanimous consent, 
    although it had been reported pursuant to Rule XIII clause 2 as 
    nonprivileged by filing in the hopper.

    Procedures like those described above took place on June 28, 
1965,(14) with respect to a joint resolution making 
continuing appropriations for fiscal 1966:
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        Mr. [George H.] Mahon [of Texas]: Mr. Speaker, I call up House 
    Joint

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    Resolution 553 making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 
    1966, and for other purposes, and I ask unanimous consent that it 
    be considered in the House as in the Committee of the Whole House 
    on the State of the Union.
        The Clerk read the House joint resolution as follows:

            Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
        United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
        following sums is appropriated out of any money in the Treasury 
        not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable corporate or 
        other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the several 
        departments, agencies, corporations, and other organizational 
        units of the Government for the fiscal year 1966, namely: . . .

        The Speaker: (15) Is there objection to the request 
    of the gentleman from Texas?
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        There was no objection. . . .
        Mr. [Charles R.] Jonas [of North Carolina]: Mr. Speaker, I move 
    to strike out the last word. . . .
        The Speaker: The question is on the joint resolution.
        The joint resolution was agreed to.
        A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

Consideration on Specified Day

Sec. 8.9 A joint resolution providing continuing appropriations for 
    departments and agencies of government, to provide funds until the 
    regular appropriation bills are enacted, is not a ``general 
    appropriation bill,'' and not called up as privileged, but a 
    unanimous-consent request may be granted that it be in order for 
    the House to consider such a resolution on a specified day.

    On Sept. 21, 1967,(16) Mr. George H. Mahon, of Texas, 
made the following unanimous-consent request, which was granted:
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        Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that it may be in order on 
    Wednesday, September 27, or any day thereafter, for the House to 
    consider a joint resolution making continuing appropriations.

Sec. 8.10 Unanimous consent of the House has been obtained on one day 
    to make in order on the following day consideration of a joint 
    resolution providing for continuing appropriations.

    On July 25, 1962,(1) the following unanimous-consent 
request was made and agreed to:
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        Mr. [Clarence] Cannon [of Missouri]: Mr. Speaker, I ask 
    unanimous consent that it may be in order tomorrow to take up for 
    consideration a House joint resolution to provide con

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    tinuing appropriations for the month of August.
        The Speaker: (2) Is there objection to the request 
    of the gentleman from Missouri?
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        There was no objection.

Sec. 8.11 Consideration of a bill making appropriations for a single 
    agency of government for the fiscal year was, by unanimous consent, 
    made in order on a designated day, or any day thereafter.

    On Aug. 15, 1967,(3) the following exchange took place:
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        Mr. [Joseph L.] Evins [of Tennessee]: Mr. Speaker, I ask 
    unanimous consent that it may be in order on Tuesday next or any 
    day thereafter for the House to consider the National Aeronautics 
    and Space Administration appropriation bill for 1968.
        The Speaker Pro Tempore: (4) Is there objection to 
    the request of the gentleman from Tennessee?
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 4. Carl Albert (Okla.).
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        There was no objection.

Sec. 8.12 A unanimous-consent request has been granted making in order, 
    on a specified day or on any day subsequent thereto, consideration 
    of a joint resolution continuing appropriations.

    On Aug. 21, 1967,(5) the following proceedings took 
place:
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        Mr. [George H.] Mahon [of Texas]: Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
    consent that it be in order on Thursday, August 24, or any 
    subsequent day, to consider a joint resolution making continuing 
    appropriations for the month of September.
        The Speaker: (6) Is there objection to the request 
    of the gentleman from Texas?
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        There was no objection.

Sec. 8.13 Consideration of a supplemental appropriation bill, providing 
    funds for a single government agency, was made in order on a 
    designated day by unanimous consent of the House.

    On Mar. 24, 1969,(7) a unanimous-consent request was 
made as follows:
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 7. 115 Cong. Rec. 7147, 91st Cong. 1st Sess. See also 109 Cong. Rec. 
        23971, 88th Cong. 1st Sess., Dec. 10, 1963 (foreign aid 
        appropriation bill).
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        Mr. [George H.] Mahon [of Texas]: Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
    consent that it may be in order on Tuesday, March 25, for the House 
    to consider a House joint resolution making appropriations for the 
    Commodity Credit Corporation.
        The Speaker: (8) Is there objection to the request 
    of the gentleman from Texas? . . .
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 8. John W. McCormack (Mass.).

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        There was no objection

Special Order Superseded

Sec. 8.14 Consideration of a supplemental appropriation bill was made 
    in order, by unanimous consent, on a day certain, even though the 
    House had earlier agreed to a special order establishing a 
    different date for taking up the bill.

    On Oct. 11, 1965,(9) the following exchange took place:
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        Mr. [George H.] Mahon [of Texas]: Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
    consent that it may be in order on Thursday, October 14, to 
    consider the supplemental appropriation bill for 1966.
        The Speaker: (10) Is there objection to the request 
    of the gentleman from Texas?
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        There was no objection.(11)
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11. Note: The House had, on Oct. 7, agreed to take up this bill on Oct. 
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Reports Not Available for Three Days

Sec. 8.15 General debate on two general appropriation bills was made in 
    order on a day certain during the following week by unanimous 
    consent, although reports on those bills would not be available for 
    the three days required by the rule.

    On June 15, 1972,(12) the following proceedings occurred 
in the House:
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12. 118 Cong. Rec. 21150, 92d Cong. 2d Sess. See also 94 Cong. Rec 
        2844, 80th Cong. 2d Sess., Mar. 15, 1948 (agriculture 
        appropriations bill).
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        Mr. [George H.] Mahon [of Texas]: Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
    consent that it may be in order in the House on Tuesday next-- 
    clause 6 of rule XXI to the contrary notwithstanding--to have 
    general debate only on the bill making appropriations for public 
    works for water and power development, the Atomic Energy 
    Commission, and certain other agencies for the fiscal year ending 
    June 30, 1973, and to have general debate only on the bill making 
    appropriations for the Treasury Department, the Postal Service, the 
    Executive Office of the President, and certain independent 
    agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973.
        The Speaker: (13) Is there objection to the request 
    of the gentleman from Texas?
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        There was no objection.

Consideration Within Same Week

Sec. 8.16 The House has given unanimous consent making in order ``on 
    any day later this week'' consideration of a joint resolution 
    continuing appropriations.

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    On Aug. 24, 1965,(14) a unanimous-consent request was 
made and agreed to as follows:
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        Mr. [George H.] Mahon [of Texas]: Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
    consent that it may be in order on any day later this week to 
    consider a House joint resolution making continuing appropriations 
    for the month of September.
        The Speaker: (15) Is there objection to the request 
    of the gentleman from Texas? . . .
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        There was no objection.

Sec. 8.17 The unanimous consent of the House has been obtained to make 
    it in order to call up at any time during the week a joint 
    resolution providing continuing appropriations for departments and 
    agencies of government where the regular appropriation bills had 
    not been passed for the fiscal year.

    On June 22, 1962,(16) the following proceedings took 
place:
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        Mr. [Clarence] Cannon [of Missouri]: Mr. Speaker, I ask 
    unanimous consent that it may be in order any time next week to 
    call up a joint resolution to provide continuing appropriations for 
    the various Government departments and agencies for the fiscal year 
    beginning July 1.
        The Speaker Pro Tempore: (1) Is there objection to 
    the request of the gentleman from Missouri? . . .
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 1. Carl Albert (Okla.).
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        There was no objection.

During Following Week

Sec. 8.18 The House has given its consent to make in order 
    consideration during the following week of a joint resolution 
    providing for continuing appropriations

    On June 20, 1963,(2) the following exchange took place:
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 2. 109 Cong. Rec. 11236, 88th Cong. 1st Sess. See also 115 Cong Rec. 
        16630, 16631, 91st Cong. 1st Sess., June 19, 1969.
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        Mr. [Clarence] Cannon [of Missouri]: Mr. Speaker, I ask 
    unanimous consent that it may be in order during the coming week to 
    consider a joint resolution providing continuing appropriations.
        The Speaker: (3) Is there objection to the request 
    of the gentleman from Missouri?
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        Mr. [H. R.] Gross [of Iowa]: Mr. Speaker, reserving the right 
    to object, what is the nature of the continuing resolution?
        Mr. Cannon: I will say to the distinguished gentleman from Iowa 
    it is the stereotyped continuing resolution such as has been 
    presented, I am sorry to say, every year for a number of years, due 
    to our failure to get all of the appropriation bills through before 
    the

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    end of the fiscal year. It follows in general the language of every 
    previous continuing resolution.
        The Speaker: Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
    from Missouri?
        There was no objection.

Consideration During Current Month

Sec. 8.19 Consideration of a joint resolution providing continuing 
    appropriations was made in order, by unanimous consent, on any day 
    during the current month

    On June 20, 1967,(4) the following proceedings took 
place in the House:
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        Mr. [George H.] Mahon [of Texas]: Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
    consent that it may be in order on Monday, June 26, or any 
    succeeding day in June, to consider a joint resolution making 
    continuing appropriations.
        The Speaker: (5) Is there objection to the request 
    of the gentleman from Texas?
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        There was no objection.

At Any Time

Sec. 8.20 By unanimous consent, a House joint resolution continuing 
    certain appropriations for a department of the government has been 
    made in order for consideration at any time.

    On Oct. 11, 1962,(6) a Member addressed Speaker John W. 
McCormack, of Massachusetts, as follows, and proceedings ensued as 
indicated below:
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        Mr. [Jamie L.] Whitten [of Mississippi]: Mr. Speaker, by 
    direction of the Committee on Appropriations I submit a report 
    (Rept. No. 2551) on the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 903) making 
    continuing appropriations for the Department of Agriculture and 
    related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1963, and for 
    other purposes and ask unanimous consent that it may be taken up at 
    any time
        The Speaker: The Clerk will report the joint resolution.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
        United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is 
        appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
        appropriated, and out of applicable corporate and other 
        revenues, receipts, and funds, such amounts as may be necessary 
        for continuing projects or activities which were conducted in 
        the fiscal year 1962 by the Department of Agriculture. . . . 

        The Speaker: The joint resolution is referred to the Union 
    Calendar and ordered to be printed.
        Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
    Mississippi [Mr. Whitten] that it be in order to consider the joint 
    resolution at any time? . . .

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        There was no objection.

Immediate Consideration When Introduced

Sec. 8.21 A joint resolution providing appropriations for mileage for 
    the Vice President, Senators, Representatives, and for other 
    expenses incident to a special session of Congress, was given 
    immediate consideration.

    On Sept. 25, 1939,(7) a Member introduced a resolution 
as follows, and proceedings were as indicated below:
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        Mr. [Edward T.] Taylor [of Colorado]: Mr. Speaker, I send to 
    the desk a joint resolution and ask unanimous consent for its 
    immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read the joint resolution, as follows:

                           House Joint Resolution 384

            Resolved, etc., That the following sums are hereby 
        appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
        appropriated, for the payment of expenses incident to the 
        second session of the Seventy-sixth Congress, namely:
            For mileage of the President of the Senate and of Senators, 
        $51,000.
            For mileage of Representatives, the Delegate from Hawaii, 
        and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and for 
        expenses of the Delegate from Alaska, $171,000.
            For the payment of 21 pages for the Senate and 48 pages for 
        the House of Representatives, at $4 per day each, for the 
        period commencing September 21, 1939, and ending with the last 
        day of the month in which the Seventy-sixth Congress adjourns 
        sine die at the second session thereof, so much as may be 
        necessary for each the Senate and House of Representatives.

        The Speaker: (8) Is there objection to the request 
    of the gentleman from Colorado?
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 8. William B. Bankhead (Ala.).
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        There was no objection.