H.CON.RES.353: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2003 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2007.

The House Committee on The Budget reported an original measure, H. Rept. 107-376, by Mr. Nussle.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 218.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 372 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 353 with 3 hours of general debate. Rule provides three hours of general debate, with two hours confined to the congressional budget equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget, and one hour on the subject of economic goals and policies equally divided and controlled by Representative Saxton of New Jersey and Representative Stark of California or their designees. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution. rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the report of the Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 107-380) shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The rule permits the chairman of the Budget Committee to offer amendments in the House to achieve mathematical consistency. Provides that the concurrent resolution shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question of its adoption.

Rule H. Res. 372 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 372.

Rule provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 353 with 3 hours of general debate. Rule provides three hours of general debate, with two hours confined to the congressional budget equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget, and one hour on the subject of economic goals and policies equally divided and controlled by Representative Saxton of New Jersey and Representative Stark of California or their designees. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the report of the Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 107-380) shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The rule permits the chairman of the Budget Committee to offer amendments in the House to achieve mathematical consistency. Provides that the concurrent resolution shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question of its adoption.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 372 and Rule XXIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Michael K. Simpson to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with three hours of general debate on H. Con. Res. 353.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H. Con. Res. 353.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 209 (Roll no. 79).

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Budget.