SRES 296 · 98th Congress · Congress
A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to provide that no amendments may be offered to a bill or resolution raising the public debt limit except with the approval of two-thirds of the Senate.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the Committee on Rules.(1983-11-18)
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Amends rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate to prohibit the offering of amendments to a bill or joint resolution raising the public debt limit, unless: (1) the amendment changes the figure limiting the public debt; or (2) two-thirds of the Senate approves the consideration of such amendment.…
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