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SRES 29 IS
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 29
To limit consideration of amendments under a budget resolution.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 5, 2009
Mr. SPECTER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget
RESOLUTION
To limit consideration of amendments under a budget resolution.
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS UNDER A BUDGET RESOLUTION.
For purposes of consideration of any budget resolution reported under section 305(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974--
(1) time on a budget resolution may only be yielded back by consent;
(2) no first degree amendment may be proposed after the 10th hour of debate on a budget resolution unless it has been submitted to the Journal Clerk prior to the expiration of the 10th hour;
(3) no second degree amendment may be proposed after the 20th hour of debate on a budget resolution unless it has been submitted to the Journal Clerk prior to the expiration of the 20th hour;
(4) after not more than 40 hours of debate on a budget resolution, the resolution shall be set aside for 1 calendar day, so that all filed amendments are printed and made available in the Congressional Record before debate on the resolution continues; and
(5) provisions contained in a budget resolution, or amendments to that resolution, shall not include programmatic detail not within the jurisdiction of the Senate Committee on the Budget.
SEC. 2. WAIVER AND APPEAL.
Section 1 may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required in the Senate to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under section 1.
U.S. Congress - Text of S.Res.29 as Introduced in Senate A resolution to limit consideration of amendments under a budget resolution.
