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Version 36 · Passed House amended · Aug 17, 1994
Emergency Spending Control Act of 1994 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to prohibit the Office of Management and Budget from exempting emergency funding from spending caps if such spending is in a measure with nonemergency spending. Amends the Congressional Budget Act to make it out of order in the House or Senate to consider emergency legislation if it also provides for spending for any other item or contains any other matter. Allows such legislation to contain rescissions of budget authority, reductions of direct spending, or amendments to reduce amounts for the emergency.
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Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] · D–SC
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Received in the Senate and read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report of be discharged.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 406 - 6 (Roll No. 403).
House roll call 403 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 406 - 6 (Roll No. 403).
House roll call 403 · Individual votesThe House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4906.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 513, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Kasich amendment in the nature of a substitute.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 513, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Castle amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 513, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Johnson amendment.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.
The Speaker designated the Honorable John P. Murtha to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 513 and Rule XXIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4906 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered except motion to recommit. Measure will be read by section. Specified amendments are in order. No amendment to the bill shall be in order except those printed in the report accompanying this resolution, if offered in the order and manner specified.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 513. (consideration: CR H8517-8544)
Rule H. Res. 513 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 513 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4906 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered except motion to recommit. Measure will be read by section. Specified amendments are in order. No amendment to the bill shall be in order except those printed in the report accompanying this resolution, if offered in the order and manner specified.
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 207.
Reported by the Committee on Rules. H. Rept. 103-687.
Reported by the Committee on Rules. H. Rept. 103-687.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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