Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-102
§645a Effect of Adoption of Special Order of Business in House of Representatives
Title 2 › CHAPTER 17A — CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET AND FISCAL OPERATIONS › SUBCHAPTER I — CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET PROCESS › § 645a
Summary
When the House considers a reported bill or joint resolution under a special order of business, the phrase "as reported" means the version that is put in as the original text for making amendments, or the version that is set up for an immediate vote for passage. Any point of order under section 634 will be decided by using that same version of the text.
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Title 2, §645a
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For purposes of a reported bill or joint resolution considered in the House of Representatives pursuant to a special order of business, the term “as reported” in this subchapter or subchapter II shall be considered to refer to the text made in order as an original bill or joint resolution for the purpose of amendment or to the text on which the previous question is ordered directly to passage, as the case may be. In the case of a reported bill or joint resolution considered pursuant to a special order of business, a point of order under section 634 of this title shall be determined on the basis of the text made in order as an original bill or joint resolution for the purpose of amendment or to the text on which the previous question is ordered directly to passage, as the case may be.
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2013—Pub. L. 113–67 inserted at end “In the case of a reported bill or joint resolution considered pursuant to a special order of business, a point of order under section 634 of this title shall be determined on the basis of the text made in order as an original bill or joint resolution for the purpose of amendment or to the text on which the previous question is ordered directly to passage, as the case may be.”
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2 U.S.C. § 645a
Title 2, The Congress
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102