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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a three-fifths vote to adopt a rule disallowing germane amendments to a bill or resolution.

Introduced: August 5, 1993 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Aug 5, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Aug 5, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1991-1992)
Aug 5, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a three-fifths vote to adopt any rule or order reported by the Committee on Rules providing for the consideration of legislation that limits the rights of Members to offer germane amendments if the legislation would otherwise be subject to amendment under House rules.

What's happening now August 5, 1993

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Calvert, Ken
California · Aug 5, 1993
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Aug 5, 1993
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Aug 5, 1993
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 243: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a three-fifths vote to adopt a rule disallowing germane amendments to a bill or resolution.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HRES-243/
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"H. Res. 243: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a three-fifths vote to adopt a rule disallowing germane amendments to a bill or resolution.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HRES-243/.
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H. Res. 243, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HRES-243/.
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[H. Res. 243: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a three-fifths vote to adopt a rule disallowing germane amendments to a bill or resolution.](https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HRES-243/)
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