PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Congress cannot take up bills that change the budget for a year until the budget resolution for that year is approved. That means neither chamber may consider measures that create new spending authority for that year, change revenues for that year, or change the public debt limit that would take effect that year. In the Senate, the rule also bars new entitlement authority or first-time changes in outlays for any year covered by the budget resolution. In the House, the bar applies to the first fiscal year covered by the resolution. There are limited exceptions. The House may consider bills that give advance discretionary funding for the first or second year after the budget year, or revenue changes that start after the covered year, general appropriation bills after May 15, and any bill that has been reported by a committee. The Senate may not consider appropriation bills for a year until the budget is agreed and the Senate Appropriations Committee gets its spending allocation, except for advance appropriations for the first or second year after that allocation.

Title 2, §634

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(a)In general

Until the concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year has been agreed to, it shall not be in order in the House of Representatives, with respect to the first fiscal year covered by that resolution, or the Senate, with respect to any fiscal year covered by that resolution, to consider any bill or joint resolution, amendment or motion thereto, or conference report thereon that—

(1)first provides new budget authority for that fiscal year;

(2)first provides an increase or decrease in revenues during that fiscal year;

(3)provides an increase or decrease in the public debt limit to become effective during that fiscal year;

(4)in the Senate only, first provides new entitlement authority for that fiscal year; or

(5)in the Senate only, first provides for an increase or decrease in outlays for that fiscal year.

(b)Exceptions in House

In the House of Representatives, subsection (a) does not apply—

(1)(A)to any bill or joint resolution, as reported, providing advance discretionary new budget authority that first becomes available for the first or second fiscal year after the budget year; or

(B)to any bill or joint resolution, as reported, first increasing or decreasing revenues in a fiscal year following the fiscal year to which the concurrent resolution applies;

(2)after May 15, to any general appropriation bill or amendment thereto; or

(3)to any bill or joint resolution unless it is reported by a committee.

(c)Application to appropriation measures in Senate

(1)In general

Until the concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year has been agreed to and an allocation has been made to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate under section 633(a) of this title for that year, it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any appropriation bill or joint resolution, amendment or motion thereto, or conference report thereon for that year or any subsequent year.

(2)Exception

Paragraph (1) does not apply to appropriations legislation making advance appropriations for the first or second fiscal year after the year the allocation referred to in that paragraph is made.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 1324 of Title 31 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by Pub. L. 97–258, § 1, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877.

Amendments

1997—Pub. L. 105–33 amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text provided that concurrent resolution on the budget must be adopted before legislation providing new budget authority, new spending authority, new credit authority, or changes in revenues or public debt limit could be considered. 1990—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–508, § 13207(a)(1)(C), substituted “bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report” for “bill or resolution (or amendment thereto)”. Pub. L. 101–508, § 13205(a)(4), inserted “(or, in the Senate, a concurrent resolution on the budget covering such fiscal year)” after “fiscal year” in closing provisions. Subsec. (a)(5), (6). Pub. L. 101–508, § 13205(a)(1)–(3), added pars. (5) and (6) and struck out former par. (5) which read as follows: “new credit authority for a fiscal year,”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–508, § 13205(b), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and substituted “In the House of Representatives, subsection (a)” for “Subsection (a)”, redesignated former pars. (1) and (2) as subpars. (A) and (B), respectively, and added par. (2). 1985—Pub. L. 99–177 inserted reference to new credit authority in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–177 amended subsec. (a) generally, substituting provisions respecting new entitlement authority or new credit authority, for provisions respecting new spending authority. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–177 amended subsec. (b) generally, inserting provisions relating to applicability of subsec. (a) after May 15 of any calendar year. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–177 amended subsec. (c) generally, inserting references to

Amendments

of bills or resolutions wherever appearing.

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Effective Date

of 1985 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 99–177 effective Dec. 12, 1985, and applicable with respect to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1985, see section 275(a)(1) of Pub. L. 99–177, formerly set out as an Effective and Termination Dates note under section 900 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 112–25, title I, § 104(a), Aug. 2, 2011, 125 Stat. 246.

§634 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget Must Be Adopted Before Budget-related Legislation Is Considered

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Title 2, §634

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