H.R. 10780
Congressional Budget Reform Act
Sponsor: Jared F. Golden
2 cosponsors
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Text of the bill
I Format and Consideration of Appropriation Bills
II Executive Spending and Impoundment Reforms
III Fiscal Targets and Budget Enforcement Reforms
(a) In general. Section 4 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 is amended by adding at the end the following:
(f) Requirement
(1) In general. Any legislation proposing the modification or exclusion of the budgetary effects from a PAYGO scorecard shall be considered in the House of Representatives and the Senate only as a separate bill or joint resolution that contains no other matter.
(2) Recorded vote. Notwithstanding any rule of the Rules of the House of Representatives or the Standing Rules of the Senate, the yeas and nays shall be considered as ordered with respect to the question on passage of any such bill or joint resolution.
(b) Exercise of rulemaking powers. Subsection (a) and the amendment made by such subsection is enacted by the Congress—
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives and as such they shall be considered as part of the rules of the House and such rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of the House to change such rules at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of the House.
IV Fiscal Data and Preparedness Reforms