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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 19, 2003
Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.C. Res. 95 (establishing the Congressional budget for the United States Government for FY 2004).
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Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] · R–WA
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2138)
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2138)
The previous question was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 151.
Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H2138-2145)
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 15.
Provides for three hours of general debate with two hours equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget and one hour on economic goals and policies equally divided and controlled by Representative Saxton and Representative Stark. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute specified in part A of the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. Makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report which 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 one hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment. Permits the chairman of the Budget Committee to offer amendments in the House to achieve mathematical consistency. Finally, the rule provides that the concurrent resolution shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the question of its adoption.
The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 108-44, by Mr. Hastings (WA).
The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 108-44, by Mr. Hastings (WA).
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