[Congressional Bills 103th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 90 Introduced in House (IH)] 103d CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 90 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to limit the availability of appropriations for office salaries and expenses, or for official mailing costs, of the House of Representatives to one year; to prevent their obligation for any different purpose; and to require excess amounts appropriated for either of those purposes to be used for open-market purchase of outstanding interest-bearing obligations of the Government. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 17, 1993 Mr. Zimmer submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to limit the availability of appropriations for office salaries and expenses, or for official mailing costs, of the House of Representatives to one year; to prevent their obligation for any different purpose; and to require excess amounts appropriated for either of those purposes to be used for open-market purchase of outstanding interest-bearing obligations of the Government. Resolved, That rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: ``9. It shall not be in order to consider any measure appropriating amounts for salaries and expenses, or official mailing costs, of the House unless such measure-- ``(a) prohibits (except as provided in paragraph (b)) availability of any such amount for obligation-- ``(1) for any other purpose during the fiscal year for which the amount is appropriated; and ``(2) for that or any other purpose after the end of the fiscal year for which the amount is appropriated; and ``(b) requires that any such amount not so obligated be used for open-market purchase of outstanding interest-bearing obligations of the Government.''. <all>