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106th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 6
To reform the Senate's consideration of budget measures.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 6, 1999
Mr. Lott (for Mr. Domenici) submitted the following resolution; which
was referred jointly pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, to the
Committees on the Budget and Governmental Affairs, with instructions
that if one committee reports, the other committee have thirty days to
report or be discharged
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RESOLUTION
To reform the Senate's consideration of budget measures.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. CONSIDERATION OF BUDGET MEASURES IN THE SENATE.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 305 (b) and (c) and
section 310(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, budget
resolutions and reconciliation legislation shall be considered in the
Senate under the procedures set forth in this resolution.
(b) Procedure in Senate for the Consideration of a Concurrent
Resolution on the Budget.--
(1) Legislation available.--It shall not be in order to
proceed to the consideration of a concurrent resolution on the
budget unless the text of that resolution has been available to
Members for at least 1 calendar day (excluding Sundays and
legal holidays unless the Senate is in session) prior to the
consideration of the measure.
(2) Time for debate.--
(A) In general.--Debate in the Senate on any
concurrent resolution on the budget, and all amendments
thereto and debatable motions and appeals in connection
therewith, shall be limited to not more than 30 hours,
except that with respect to any conference report on a
concurrent resolution on the budget all such debate
shall be limited to not more than 10 hours. Of this 30
hours, 10 hours shall be reserved for general debate on
the resolution (including debate on economic goals and
policies) and 20 hours shall be reserved for debate of
amendments, motions, and appeals. The time for general
debate shall be equally divided between, and controlled
by, the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or
their designees.
(B) Disposition of amendments and other matters.--
After no more than 30 hours of debate on the concurrent
resolution on the budget, the Senate shall, except as
provided in subparagraph (C), proceed, without any
further action or debate on any question, to vote on
the final disposition thereof.
(C) Action permitted after 30 hours.--After no more
than 30 hours of debate on the concurrent resolution on
the budget, the only further action in order shall be
disposition of--
(i) all amendments then pending before the
Senate;
(ii) all points of order arising under this
Act which have been previously raised; and
(iii) motions to reconsider and 1 quorum
call on demand to establish the presence of a
quorum (and motions required to establish a
quorum) immediately before the final vote
begins.
Disposition shall include raising points of order
against pending amendments, motions to table, and
motions to waive.
(3) Amendments.--
(A) Debate.--Debate in the Senate on any amendment
to a concurrent resolution on the budget shall be
limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and
controlled by, the mover and the manager of the
concurrent resolution, and debate on any amendment to
an amendment, debatable motion, or appeal shall be
limited to 30 minutes, to be equally divided between,
and controlled by, the mover and the manager of the
concurrent resolution, except that in the event the
manager of the concurrent resolution is in favor of any
such amendment, motion, or appeal, the time in
opposition thereto shall be controlled by the Minority
Leader or his designee. No amendment that is not
germane to the provisions of that concurrent resolution
shall be received. An amendment that includes precatory
language shall not be considered germane. Such leaders,
or either of them, may, from the time for general
debate under their control on the adoption of the
concurrent resolution, allot additional time to any
Senator during the consideration of any amendment,
debatable motion, or appeal.
(B) Filing of amendments.--Except by unanimous
consent, no amendment shall be proposed after 15 hours
of debate of a concurrent resolution on the budget have
elapsed, unless it has been submitted in writing to the
Journal Clerk by the 15th hour if an amendment in the
first degree (or if a complete substitute for the
underlying measure), and unless it has been so
submitted by the 20th hour if an amendment to an
amendment (or an amendment to the language proposed to
be stricken).
(C) Limit on offering amendments.--No Senator shall
call up more than a total of 2 amendments until every
other Senator shall have had the opportunity to do
likewise.
(D) Limitation on number of second degree
amendments.--No more than a total of 2 consecutive
amendments to any amendment may be offered by either
the majority or minority party.
(4) Debate.--General debate time may only be yielded back
by unanimous consent and a motion to further limit the time for
general debate shall be debatable for 30 minutes. A motion to
recommit (except a motion to recommit with instructions to
report back within a specified number of days, not to exceed 3,
not counting any day on which the Senate is not in session) is
not in order. Debate on any such motion to recommit shall be
limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and
controlled by, the mover and the manager of the concurrent
resolution.
(5) Mathematical consistency.--
(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other rule,
and except as provided in subparagraph (B), an
amendment or series of amendments to a concurrent
resolution on the budget proposed in the Senate shall
always be in order only if such amendment or series of
amendments proposes to change any figure or figures
then contained in such concurrent resolution so as to
make such concurrent resolution mathematically
consistent or so as to maintain such consistency.
(B) Effect of adoption of substitute amendments.--
Once an amendment to an amendment (which is a complete
substitute for the underlying amendment) has been
agreed to, no further amendments to the underlying
amendment shall be in order.
(c) Action on Conference Reports in the Senate.--
(1) Motion to proceed.--A motion to proceed to the
consideration of the conference report on any concurrent
resolution on the budget (or a reconciliation bill or
resolution) may be made even though a previous motion to the
same effect has been disagreed to.
(2) Consideration.--
(A) In general.--During the consideration in the
Senate of the conference report (or a message between
Houses) on any concurrent resolution on the budget, and
all amendments in disagreement, and all amendments
thereto, and debatable motions and appeals in
connection therewith, debate shall be limited to 10
hours, to be equally divided between, and controlled
by, the Majority Leader and Minority Leader or their
designees. Debate on any debatable motion or appeal
related to the conference report (or a message between
Houses) shall be limited to 1 hour, to be equally
divided between, and controlled by, the mover and the
manager of the conference report (or a message between
Houses).
(B) Disposition.--After no more than 10 hours of
debate on the conference report (or message between
Houses) accompanying a concurrent resolution on the
budget, and all amendments in disagreement, and all
amendments thereto, the Senate shall, except as
provided in subparagraph (C), proceed, without any
further action or debate on any question, to vote on
the final disposition thereof.
(C) Action permitted after 10 hours.--After no more
than 10 hours of debate on the conference report (or
message between the Houses) accompanying a concurrent
resolution on the budget, and all amendments in
disagreement, and all amendments thereto, the only
further action in order shall be disposition of: all
amendments then pending before the Senate; all points
of order arising under this Act which have been
previously raised; and motions to reconsider and 1
quorum call on demand to establish the presence of a
quorum (and motions required to establish a quorum)
immediately before the final vote begins. Disposition
shall include raising points of order against pending
amendments, motions to table, and motions to waive.
(3) Conference report defeated.--Should the conference
report be defeated, debate on any request for a new conference
and the appointment of conferees shall be limited to 1 hour, to
be equally divided between, and controlled by, the manager of
the conference report and the Minority Leader or his designee,
and should any motion be made to instruct the conferees before
the conferees are named, debate on that motion shall be limited
to one-half hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled
by, the mover and the manager of the conference report. Debate
on any amendment to any such instructions shall be limited to
20 minutes, to be equally divided between and controlled by the
mover and the manager of the conference report. In all cases
when the manager of the conference report is in favor of any
motion, appeal, or amendment, the time in opposition shall be
under the control of the minority leader or his designee.
(4) Amendments in disagreement.--In any case in which there
are amendments in disagreement, time on each amendment shall be
limited to 30 minutes, to be equally divided between, and
controlled by, the manager of the conference report and the
Minority Leader or his designee. No amendment that is not
germane to the provisions of such amendments shall be received.
(d) Reconciliation Legislation.--The provisions of this resolution
for the consideration in the Senate of concurrent resolutions on the
budget and conference reports thereon, except for the provisions of
subsection (b)(5)(B), shall also apply to the consideration in the
Senate of reconciliation bills considered under section 310 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and conference reports thereon.
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