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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2622

To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require that budget

resolutions be joint resolutions and that those resolutions contain extensions of the statutory limit on the public debt, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOVEMBER 13, 1995

Mr. CARDIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require

that budget resolutions be joint resolutions and that

those resolutions contain extensions of the statutory limit

on the public debt, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. JOINT BUDGET RESOLUTIONS.

4 (a) Sections 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 308, 310,

5 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2

6 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) are amended by striking ‘‘concurrent’’

7 each place it appears and by inserting ‘‘joint’’.
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1 (b) Sections 401 and 406 of the Congressional Budg2 et Act of 1974 are amended by striking ‘‘concurrent’’ each

3 place it appears and by inserting ‘‘joint’’.

4 (c)(1) Sections 601(b)(1) of the Congressional Budg5 et Act of 1974 are amended by striking ‘‘concurrent reso6 lution on the budget for fiscal year 1995, 1996, 1997, or

7 1998’’ and inserting ‘‘concurrent resolution on the budget

8 for fiscal year 1995 or 1996 or joint resolution on the

9 budget for fiscal year 1997 or 1998’’.

10 (2) Sections 602 (except subsection (d)), 603, 604,

11 605, and 606(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974

12 are amended by striking ‘‘concurrent’’ each place it ap13 pears and by inserting ‘‘joint’’.

14 (d)(1) Paragraph (4) of sections 3 of the Congres15 sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is

16 amended by striking ‘‘concurrent’’ each place it appears

17 and by inserting ‘‘joint’’.

18 (2) The table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of

19 such Act is amended by striking ‘‘Concurrent’’ in the item

20 relating to section 303 and inserting ‘‘Joint’’ and by strik21 ing ‘‘concurrent’’ in the items relating to sections 301 and

22 304 and inserting ‘‘joint’’.
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1 SEC. 2. CHANGES IN STATUTORY LIMIT ON THE PUBLIC

2 DEBT.

3 (a) CONTENTS OF BUDGET RESOLUTIONS.—Section

4 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended

5 by adding at the end the following new subsection:

6 ‘‘(j) CHANGES IN THE STATUTORY LIMIT ON THE

7 PUBLIC DEBT.—The joint resolution on the budget shall

8 contain a provision that amends section 3101(b) of title

9 31, United States Code, to provide for an up-to-date tem10 porary statutory limit on the public debt.’’.

11 (b) CONFORMING CHANGE.—Rule XLIX of the Rules

12 of the House of Representatives (relating to the establish13 ment of statutory limit on the public debt) is repealed.

14 SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF

15 THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

16 Clauses 1(d)(2), 4(a)(2), 4(b)(2), 4(g), 4(h), and 4(i)

17 of rule X, clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI, clause 7 of rule XV,

18 and clause 8 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of

19 Representatives are amended by striking ‘‘concurrent’’

20 and by inserting in its place ‘‘joint’’.

21 SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO THE BALANCED

22 BUDGET AND EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL

23 ACT OF 1985.

24 Section 258C(b)(1) of the Balanced Budget and

25 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by

26 striking ‘‘concurrent’’ and by inserting ‘‘joint’’.
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1 SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

2 The amendments made by this Act shall apply to fis3 cal year 1997 and subsequent fiscal years.

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