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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to postpone final House action on legislative branch appropriations for any fiscal year until all other regular appropriations for that fiscal year are enacted into law.

Introduced: February 1, 1996 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E171)
Feb 1, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Feb 1, 1996
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends rules XXVIII, XX, and XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives to make it out of order to consider conference committee reports on bills or joint resolutions that contain appropriations for the legislative branch for any period of a fiscal year, motions to agree to any Senate amendment to such measures with or without amendment, or legislation that contains continuing appropriations for the legislative branch for any period of a fiscal year, unless: (1) all regular appropriations for the fiscal year (other than for the legislative branch) have been enacted into law; or (2) the conference reports, Senate amendments, or continuing appropriation measures also contain continuing appropriations for the same period in lieu of all other regular appropriation bills for the fiscal year that have not been enacted into law.

Makes it out of order to consider in the House any report from the Committee on Rules that provides for the consideration of such conference committee reports, motions to agree to the Senate amendments, or continuing appropriation measures notwithstanding such restriction.

What's happening now February 5, 1996

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E171)

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