Amendment102nd Congress
An amendment appropriating an additional $50,000 to authorize the Clerk of the House to contract with a private firm to establish program for testing Members of Congress for illegal use of controlled substances and establishing procedures for such program testing.
- Amendment Number
- 354
- Description
- An amendment appropriating an additional $50,000 to authorize the Clerk of the House to contract with a private firm to establish program for testing Members of Congress for illegal use of controlled substances and establishing procedures for such program testing.
- Purpose
- Amendment sought to appropriate $50,000 for the mandatory drug testing of Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. \ A point of order was sustained against the amendment on the grounds that it constituted legislation on an appropriations bill and was thus not in order.
- Congress
- 102
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Oct 29, 1991
- Latest Action Text
- Mr. Fazio raised a point of order against the Barton amendment (A006). Mr. Fazio stated that provisions of the amendment constituted legislation on an appropriations bill and was, therefore, a violation of House rules. The Chair sustained the point of order.
- Latest Action Time
- 19:15:20
- Submitted Date
- Oct 29, 1991
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Jun 7, 2021