Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a three-fifths majority to designate spending as emergency spending, except spending for the Department of Defense.

Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report designating any direct spending or appropriation as an emergency requirement from being considered as passed or agreed to unless so determined by a vote of at least three-fifths of the Members.

Excludes from such prohibition spending for the Department of Defense (DOD) or any spending from a designated emergency fund.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1195 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1195

 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a three-
  fifths majority to designate spending as emergency spending, except 
                spending for the Department of Defense.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 18, 2010

Mr. Marshall submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                         the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a three-
  fifths majority to designate spending as emergency spending, except 
                spending for the Department of Defense.

    Resolved, That rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new 
clause:
``Votes to designate spending as emergency spending
    ``11. (a) Any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference 
report designating any direct spending or appropriation as an emergency 
requirement may not be considered as passed or agreed to unless so 
determined by a vote of not less than three-fifths of the Members 
voting, a quorum being present.
    ``(b) Paragraph (a) shall not apply to spending for the Department 
of Defense or any spending from a designated emergency fund.''.
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