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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to reinstate the "Gephardt rule".

Introduced: September 8, 2017 Introduced by: Welch, Peter Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to: (1) redesignate Rule XXIX (General Provisions) as Rule XXX; and (2) insert after Rule XXVIII (Reserved) new Rule XXIX (Statutory Limit on Public Debt) to reinstate the "Gephardt rule," repealed by H.Res. 5 (adopting the Rules of the House for the 112th Congress).

The Gephardt rule: (1) provided for an automatic engrossment and transmittal to the Senate of a joint resolution changing the public debt limit, upon the adoption of a budget resolution; and (2) avoided a separate vote in the House on public debt-limit legislation.

What's happening now September 8, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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