A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 7130) to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives and the Senate to improve congressional control over budgetary outlay and receipt totals, to provide for a Legislative Budget Director and staff, and for other purposes.

Summary

States 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 bill (H.R. 7130) to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives and the Senate to improve congressional control over budgetary outlay and receipt totals, to provide for a Legislative Budget Director and staff, and for other purposes. Provides that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed three hours, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Stipulates that it shall be in order to consider without the intervention of any point of order the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Rules now printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule, and said substitute shall be read for amendment by titles instead of by sections. States that at the conclusion of such consideration, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. Provides that 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.

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Timeline

1. 20 November 1973

   Reported

   Reported to House from the Committee on Rules, H. Rept. 93-652.

   Source: Committee

2. 20 November 1973

   Reported

   Reported to House from the Committee on Rules, H. Rept. 93-652.

   Source: Committee

3. 20 November 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 20 November 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 4 December 1973

   Passed

   Measure passed House.

   Source: Floor

6. 4 December 1973

   Passed

   Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House.

   Source: Floor

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 20 November 1973

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Bolling, Richard [D-MO-5] · D · Sponsor
• · hsru00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974