Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2004 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2003 and 2005 through 2013.

Introduced in House

The House Committee on The Budget reported an original measure, H. Rept. 108-37, by Mr. Nussle.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 151 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 95 with 3 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Provides for three hours of general debate with two hours equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget and one hour on economic goals and policies equally divided and controlled by Representative Saxton and Representative Stark. Specified amendments are in order. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute specified in part A of the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. Makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report which may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offer...

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H. Con. Res. 95 as unfinished business.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H. Con. Res. 95.

Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Nickles; Domenici; Grassley; Gregg; Conrad; Hollings; Sarbanes.

The Speaker appointed conferees for consideration of the House concurrent resolution and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Nussle, Shays, and Spratt.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Spratt motion to instruct conferees on H. Con. Res. 95. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of of the House to eliminate the reconciliation instruction to the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on Education and the Workforce, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Transporation and Infrastructure, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and the Committee on Ways and Means contained in section 201(b) of the House resolution; (2) to recede to the Senate on section 319 (entitled "Reserve Fund to Strengthen Social Security") of the Senate amendment; and (3) to adjust the revenue levels by the amounts needed to offset the cost of the instructions set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2), without resulting in any increase in the deficit or reduction in surplus for any fiscal year covered by the resolution.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 191 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H. Con. Res. 95. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived. The conference report shall be considered as read and shall be debatable for one hour.

Conference report H. Rept. 108-71 filed. (text of conference report: CR H3194-3230)

Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 50. Record Vote Number: 134.

Rule H. Res. 151 passed House.

Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 212 (Roll no. 82).(text: CR 3/20/2003 H2171-2182)

Rule H. Res. 191 passed House.