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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4323 

To save and strengthen critical social contract programs of the Federal 

Government. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 27, 2020 

Mr. ROMNEY (for himself, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. YOUNG, Ms. SINEMA, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. JONES, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. KING, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. WARNER, Mr. PERDUE, Mr. CORNYN, Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. SULLIVAN, and Mr. CRAMER) introduced the following bill; which was read 

twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 

AUGUST 3, 2020 

Committee discharged; referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To save and strengthen critical social contract programs 

of the Federal Government. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Time to Rescue United 

5 States Trusts Act of 2020’’ or the ‘‘TRUST Act of 2020’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) CO-CHAIR.—The term ‘‘co-chair’’ means an 

2 individual appointed to serve as a co-chair of a Res3 cue Committee under section 4(a)(4)(C)(i). 

4 (2) CRITICAL SOCIAL CONTRACT PROGRAM.— 

5 The term ‘‘critical social contract program’’ means 

6 a Federal program the Secretary identifies in the re7 port under section 3. 

8 (3) RESCUE COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Rescue 

9 Committee’’ means a committee established under 

10 section 4(a). 

11 (4) RESCUE COMMITTEE BILL.—The term 

12 ‘‘Rescue Committee bill’’ means a bill consisting 

13 solely of legislative language that a Rescue Com14 mittee approves and submits under clauses (i) and 

15 (vi), respectively, of section 4(a)(3)(B). 

16 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

17 the Secretary of the Treasury. 

18 SEC. 3. IDENTIFICATION OF CRITICAL SOCIAL CONTRACT 

19 PROGRAMS. 

20 Not earlier than January 4, 2021, and not later than 

21 January, 11, 2021, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 

22 a report that identifies each Federal program— 

23 (1) for which a Federal trust fund is estab24 lished; 


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1 (2) the amount of outlays of which, for the fis2 cal year immediately preceding the fiscal year in 

3 which this Act is enacted, were not less than 

4 $20,000,000,000; and 

5 (3) the amount of dedicated Federal funds and 

6 Federal trust fund balances that the Secretary de7 termines will be inadequate, on any date during the 

8 period beginning on the date of enactment of this 

9 Act and ending on the last day of fiscal year 2035, 

10 to meet the total amount of outlays of the Federal 

11 program that would otherwise be made. 

12 SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF RESCUE COMMITTEES. 

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF RESCUE COMMITTEES.— 

14 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—On the date on which 

15 the Secretary submits the report under section 3, 

16 there shall be established a Rescue Committee for 

17 each critical social contract program. 

18 (2) GOALS.—The goals of each Rescue Com19 mittee shall be to, with respect to the critical social 

20 contract program for which the Rescue Committee is 

21 established— 

22 (A) avoid depletion of the Federal trust 

23 fund established for the critical social contract 

24 program; 


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1 (B) provide for the solvency of the Federal 

2 trust fund established for the critical social con3 tract program during the 75-year period begin4 ning on the date described in paragraph (1); 

5 (C) simplify the critical social contract pro6 gram to the extent practicable; and 

7 (D) otherwise improve the critical social 

8 contract program. 

9 (3) DUTIES.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.— 

11 (i) IMPROVING CRITICAL SOCIAL CON12 TRACT PROGRAMS.—Each Rescue Com13 mittee may develop recommendations and 

14 legislative language that will significantly 

15 improve the critical social contract pro16 gram for which the Rescue Committee is 

17 established, including by— 

18 (I) increasing the duration of 

19 positive balances of the Federal trust 

20 fund established for the critical social 

21 contract program; and 

22 (II) to the extent practicable, 

23 providing for the solvency of the Fed24 eral trust fund established for the 

25 critical social contract program during 


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1 the 75-year period beginning on the 

2 date described in paragraph (1). 

3 (ii) RECOMMENDATIONS OF COMMIT4 TEES.—Not later than 60 days after the 

5 date described in paragraph (1), each com6 mittee of the Senate and the House of 

7 Representatives may transmit to the rel8 evant Rescue Committee any recommenda9 tions of the committee relating to changes 

10 in law to improve the critical social con11 tract program for which the Rescue Com12 mittee is established in accordance with 

13 the goals of the Rescue Committee de14 scribed in paragraph (2). 

15 (B) REPORT, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND

16 LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE.— 

17 (i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 

18 June 1, 2021, each Rescue Committee 

19 shall meet to consider, and may vote on— 

20 (I) a report that contains a de21 tailed statement of the findings, con22 clusions, and recommendations of the 

23 Rescue Committee described in sub24 paragraph (A)(i) and the estimate of 

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1 quired under paragraph (5)(D)(ii); 

2 and 

3 (II) legislative language to carry 

4 out the recommendations of the Res5 cue Committee in the report described 

6 in subclause (I), which shall include a 

7 statement of the economic and budg8 etary effects of the recommendations 

9 during the 75-year period beginning 

10 on the date described in paragraph 

11 (1). 

12 (ii) ADVISORY NATURE.—Any pro13 posed change to the Standing Rules of the 

14 Senate or the Rules of the House of Rep15 resentatives included in a report or legisla16 tive language under clause (i) shall be con17 sidered to be merely advisory. 

18 (iii) APPROVAL OF REPORT AND LEG19 ISLATIVE LANGUAGE.—A report and legis20 lative language of a Rescue Committee 

21 under clause (i) shall require the approval 

22 of a majority of the members of the Rescue 

23 Committee, provided that such majority 

24 shall be required to include not less than 

25 2 members of each party. 


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1 (iv) ADDITIONAL VIEWS.— 

2 (I) IN GENERAL.—A member of 

3 a Rescue Committee who gives notice 

4 of an intention to file supplemental, 

5 minority, or additional views at the 

6 time of the final Rescue Committee 

7 vote on the approval of the report and 

8 legislative language of the Rescue 

9 Committee under clause (i) shall be 

10 entitled to 3 days to file those views 

11 in writing with the staff director of 

12 the Rescue Committee. 

13 (II) INCLUSION IN REPORT.— 

14 Views filed under subclause (I) shall 

15 be included in the report of the rel16 evant Rescue Committee under clause 

17 (i) and printed in the same volume, or 

18 part thereof, and such inclusion shall 

19 be noted on the cover of the report, 

20 except that, in the absence of timely 

21 notice, the report may be printed and 

22 transmitted immediately without such 

23 views. 

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1 approval or disapproval of a report and 

2 legislative language under clause (i) by a 

3 Rescue Committee, the Rescue Committee 

4 shall promptly, and not more than 24 

5 hours after the approval or disapproval, 

6 make the report, the legislative language, 

7 and a record of the vote on the report and 

8 legislative language available to the public. 

9 (vi) SUBMISSION OF REPORT AND

10 LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE.—If a report and 

11 legislative language are approved by a Res12 cue Committee under clause (i), not later 

13 than 3 days after the date on which the re14 port and legislative language are made 

15 available to the public under clause (v), the 

16 Rescue Committee shall submit the report 

17 and legislative language to the President, 

18 the Vice President, the Speaker of the 

19 House of Representatives, and the majority 

20 and minority leaders of each House of 

21 Congress. 

22 (vii) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— 

23 Nothing in this subparagraph shall be con24 strued to prohibit a Rescue Committee 

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1 guage under clause (i) before June 1, 

2 2021. 

3 (4) MEMBERSHIP.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—Each Rescue Com5 mittee shall be composed of 12 members ap6 pointed in accordance with subparagraph (B). 

7 (B) APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 14 

8 days after the date described in paragraph (1), 

9 with respect to each Rescue Committee— 

10 (i) the majority leader of the Senate 

11 shall appoint 3 individuals from among the 

12 Members of the Senate who shall serve as 

13 members of the Rescue Committee; 

14 (ii) the minority leader of the Senate 

15 shall appoint 3 individuals from among the 

16 Members of the Senate who shall serve as 

17 members of the Rescue Committee; 

18 (iii) the Speaker of the House of Rep19 resentatives shall appoint 3 individuals 

20 from among the Members of the House of 

21 Representatives who shall serve as mem22 bers of the Rescue Committee; and 

23 (iv) the minority leader of the House 

24 of Representatives shall appoint 3 individ25 uals from among the Members of the 


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1 House of Representatives who shall serve 

2 as members of the Rescue Committee. 

3 (C) CO-CHAIRS.— 

4 (i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 14 

5 days after the date described in paragraph 

6 (1), with respect to each Rescue Com7 mittee— 

8 (I) the leadership of the Senate 

9 and House of Representatives of the 

10 same political party as the President 

11 shall appoint 1 individual from among 

12 the members of the Rescue Committee 

13 who shall serve as a co-chair of the 

14 Rescue Committee; and 

15 (II) the leadership of the Senate 

16 and House of Representatives of the 

17 opposite political party as the Presi18 dent, shall appoint 1 individual from 

19 among the members of the Rescue 

20 Committee who shall serve as a co21 chair of the Rescue Committee. 

22 (ii) STAFF DIRECTOR.—With respect 

23 to each Rescue Committee, the co-chairs of 

24 the Rescue Committee, acting jointly, shall 


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1 hire the staff director of the Rescue Com2 mittee. 

3 (D) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT.— 

4 (i) IN GENERAL.—The members of a 

5 Rescue Committee shall be appointed for 

6 the life of the Rescue Committee. 

7 (ii) VACANCY.— 

8 (I) IN GENERAL.—Any vacancy 

9 in a Rescue Committee shall not af10 fect the powers of the Rescue Com11 mittee, but shall be filled not later 

12 than 14 days after the date on which 

13 the vacancy occurs, in the same man14 ner as the original appointment was 

15 made. 

16 (II) INELIGIBLE MEMBERS.—If a 

17 member of a Rescue Committee ceases 

18 to be a Member of the Senate or the 

19 House of Representatives, as applica20 ble— 

21 (aa) the member shall no 

22 longer be a member of the Res23 cue Committee; and 

24 (bb) a vacancy in the Rescue 

25 Committee exists. 


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1 (5) ADMINISTRATION.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to each 

3 Rescue Committee, to enable the Rescue Com4 mittee to exercise the powers, functions, and 

5 duties of the Rescue Committee, there are au6 thorized to be disbursed by the Senate the ac7 tual and necessary expenses of the Rescue Com8 mittee approved by the co-chairs of the Rescue 

9 Committee, subject to the rules and regulations 

10 of the Senate. 

11 (B) EXPENSES.—With respect to each 

12 Rescue Committee, in carrying out the func13 tions of the Rescue Committee, the Rescue 

14 Committee is authorized to incur expenses in 

15 the same manner and under the same condi16 tions as the Joint Economic Committee is au17 thorized under section 11(d) of the Employment 

18 Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1024(d)). 

19 (C) QUORUM.—With respect to each Res20 cue Committee, 7 members of the Rescue Com21 mittee shall constitute a quorum for purposes of 

22 voting, meeting, and holding hearings. 

23 (D) VOTING.— 


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1 (i) PROXY VOTING.—No proxy voting 

2 shall be allowed on behalf of any member 

3 of a Rescue Committee. 

4 (ii) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

5 ESTIMATES.— 

6 (I) IN GENERAL.—The Director 

7 of the Congressional Budget Office 

8 shall, with respect to the legislative 

9 language of a Rescue Committee 

10 under paragraph (3)(B)(i)(II), provide 

11 to the Rescue Committee— 

12 (aa) estimates of the legisla13 tive language in accordance with 

14 sections 308(a) and 201(f) of the 

15 Congressional Budget Act of 

16 1974 (2 U.S.C. 639(a) and 

17 601(f)); and 

18 (bb) information on the 

19 budgetary effect of the legislative 

20 language during the 75-year pe21 riod beginning on the date de22 scribed in paragraph (1). 

23 (II) LIMITATION.—A Rescue 

24 Committee may not vote on any 

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1 tions, or legislative language of the 

2 Rescue Committee under paragraph 

3 (3)(B)(i) unless the estimates and in4 formation described in subclause (I) 

5 of this clause are made available for 

6 consideration by all members of the 

7 Rescue Committee not later than 48 

8 hours before that vote, as certified by 

9 the co-chairs of the Rescue Com10 mittee. 

11 (E) MEETINGS.— 

12 (i) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 

13 45 days after the date described in para14 graph (1), each Rescue Committee shall 

15 hold the first meeting of the Rescue Com16 mittee. 

17 (ii) AGENDA.—For each meeting of 

18 each Rescue Committee, the co-chairs of 

19 the Rescue Committee shall provide an 

20 agenda to the members of the Rescue 

21 Committee not later than 48 hours before 

22 the meeting. 

23 (F) HEARINGS.— 

24 (i) IN GENERAL.—Each Rescue Com25 mittee may, for the purpose of carrying 


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1 out this section, hold such hearings, sit 

2 and act at such times and places, require 

3 attendance of witnesses and production of 

4 books, papers, and documents, take such 

5 testimony, receive such evidence, and ad6 minister such oaths as the Rescue Com7 mittee considers advisable. 

8 (ii) HEARING PROCEDURES AND RE9 SPONSIBILITIES OF CO-CHAIRS.— 

10 (I) ANNOUNCEMENT.—The co11 chairs of each Rescue Committee shall 

12 make a public announcement of the 

13 date, place, time, and subject matter 

14 of any hearing to be conducted under 

15 this subparagraph not later than 7 

16 days before the date of the hearing, 

17 unless the co-chairs determine that 

18 there is good cause to begin such 

19 hearing on an earlier date. 

20 (II) WRITTEN STATEMENT.—A 

21 witness appearing before a Rescue 

22 Committee shall file a written state23 ment of the proposed testimony of the 

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1 ness, unless the co-chairs of the Res2 cue Committee— 

3 (aa) determine that there is 

4 good cause for the witness to not 

5 file the written statement; and 

6 (bb) waive the requirement 

7 that the witness file the written 

8 statement. 

9 (G) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Upon writ10 ten request of the co-chairs of a Rescue Com11 mittee, the head of a Federal agency shall pro12 vide technical assistance to the Rescue Com13 mittee in order for the Rescue Committee to 

14 carry out the duties of the Rescue Committee. 

15 (b) STAFF OF RESCUE COMMITTEE.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The co-chairs of a Rescue 

17 Committee may jointly appoint and fix the com18 pensation of staff of the Rescue Committee as the 

19 co-chairs determine necessary, in accordance with 

20 the guidelines, rules, and requirements relating to 

21 employees of the Senate. 

22 (2) ETHICAL STANDARDS.— 

23 (A) SENATE.—Members of the Senate who 

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1 Rescue Committee shall adhere to the ethics 

2 rules of the Senate. 

3 (B) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Mem4 bers of the House of Representatives who serve 

5 on a Rescue Committee shall be governed by 

6 the ethics rules and requirements of the House 

7 of Representatives. 

8 (c) TERMINATION.—Each Rescue Committee shall 

9 terminate on the day after the date of the sine die ad10 journment of the 117th Congress. 

11 SEC. 5. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF RESCUE COM12 MITTEE BILLS. 

13 (a) QUALIFYING LEGISLATION.—Only a Rescue 

14 Committee bill shall be entitled to expedited consideration 

15 under this section. 

16 (b) CONSIDERATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENT17 ATIVES.— 

18 (1) INTRODUCTION.—If a Rescue Committee 

19 approves and submits legislative language under 

20 clauses (i) and (vi), respectively, of section 

21 4(a)(3)(B), a Rescue Committee bill consisting solely 

22 of that legislative language may be introduced in the 

23 House of Representatives (by request)— 

24 (A) by the majority leader of the House of 

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1 of Representatives designated by the majority 

2 leader of the House of Representatives, on the 

3 next legislative day; or 

4 (B) if the Rescue Committee bill is not in5 troduced under subparagraph (A), by any Mem6 ber of the House of Representatives on any leg7 islative day beginning on the legislative day 

8 after the legislative day described in subpara9 graph (A). 

10 (2) REFERRAL AND REPORTING.—Any com11 mittee of the House of Representatives to which a 

12 Rescue Committee bill is referred shall report the 

13 Rescue Committee bill to the House of Representa14 tives without amendment not later than 10 legisla15 tive days after the date on which the Rescue Com16 mittee bill was so referred. If a committee of the 

17 House of Representatives fails to report a Rescue 

18 Committee bill within that period, it shall be in 

19 order to move that the House of Representatives dis20 charge the committee from further consideration of 

21 the Rescue Committee bill. Such a motion shall not 

22 be in order after the last committee authorized to 

23 consider the Rescue Committee bill reports it to the 

24 House of Representatives or after the House of Rep25 resentatives has disposed of a motion to discharge 


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1 the Rescue Committee bill. The previous question 

2 shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its 

3 adoption without intervening motion except 20 min4 utes of debate equally divided and controlled by the 

5 proponent and an opponent. If such a motion is 

6 adopted, the House of Representatives shall proceed 

7 immediately to consider the Rescue Committee bill 

8 in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4). A mo9 tion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is 

10 disposed of shall not be in order. 

11 (3) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.—After 

12 the last committee authorized to consider a Rescue 

13 Committee bill reports it to the House of Represent14 atives or has been discharged (other than by motion) 

15 from its consideration, it shall be in order to move 

16 to proceed to consider the Rescue Committee bill in 

17 the House of Representatives. Such a motion shall 

18 not be in order after the House of Representatives 

19 has disposed of a motion to proceed with respect to 

20 the Rescue Committee bill. The previous question 

21 shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its 

22 adoption without intervening motion. A motion to re23 consider the vote by which the motion is disposed of 

24 shall not be in order. 


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1 (4) CONSIDERATION.—The Rescue Committee 

2 bill shall be considered as read. All points of order 

3 against the Rescue Committee bill and against its 

4 consideration are waived. The previous question 

5 shall be considered as ordered on the Rescue Com6 mittee bill to its passage without intervening motion 

7 except 2 hours of debate equally divided and con8 trolled by the proponent and an opponent and 1 mo9 tion to limit debate on the Rescue Committee bill. A 

10 motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the Res11 cue Committee bill shall not be in order. 

12 (5) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—The vote on passage 

13 of the Rescue Committee bill shall occur not later 

14 than 3 legislative days after the date on which the 

15 last committee authorized to consider the Rescue 

16 Committee bill reports it to the House of Represent17 atives or is discharged. 

18 (c) EXPEDITED PROCEDURE IN THE SENATE.— 

19 (1) INTRODUCTION IN THE SENATE.—If a Res20 cue Committee approves and submits legislative lan21 guage under clauses (i) and (vi), respectively, of sec22 tion 4(a)(3)(B), a Rescue Committee bill consisting 

23 solely of that legislative language may be introduced 

24 in the Senate (by request)— 


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1 (A) by the majority leader of the Senate, 

2 or by a Member of the Senate designated by the 

3 majority leader of the Senate, on the next day 

4 on which the Senate is in session; or 

5 (B) if the Rescue Committee bill is not in6 troduced under subparagraph (A), by any Mem7 ber of the Senate on any day on which the Sen8 ate is in session beginning on the day after the 

9 day described in subparagraph (A). 

10 (2) COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION.—A Rescue 

11 Committee bill introduced in the Senate under para12 graph (1) shall be jointly referred to the committee 

13 or committees of jurisdiction, which committees shall 

14 report the Rescue Committee bill without any revi15 sion and with a favorable recommendation, an unfa16 vorable recommendation, or without recommenda17 tion, not later than 10 session days after the date 

18 on which the Rescue Committee bill was so referred. 

19 If any committee to which a Rescue Committee bill 

20 is referred fails to report the Rescue Committee bill 

21 within that period, that committee shall be auto22 matically discharged from consideration of the Res23 cue Committee bill, and the Rescue Committee bill 

24 shall be placed on the appropriate calendar. 


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1 (3) PROCEEDING.—Notwithstanding rule XXII 

2 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in order, 

3 not later than 2 days of session after the date on 

4 which a Rescue Committee bill is reported or dis5 charged from all committees to which the Rescue 

6 Committee bill was referred, for the majority leader 

7 of the Senate or the designee of the majority leader 

8 to move to proceed to the consideration of the Res9 cue Committee bill. It shall also be in order for any 

10 Member of the Senate to move to proceed to the 

11 consideration of the Rescue Committee bill at any 

12 time after the conclusion of such 2-day period. A 

13 motion to proceed is in order even though a previous 

14 motion to the same effect has been disagreed to. All 

15 points of order against the motion to proceed to the 

16 Rescue Committee bill are waived. The motion to 

17 proceed is not debatable. The motion is not subject 

18 to a motion to postpone. A motion to reconsider the 

19 vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed 

20 to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to 

21 the consideration of the Rescue Committee bill is 

22 agreed to, the Rescue Committee bill shall remain 

23 the unfinished business until disposed of. All points 

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1 against consideration of the Rescue Committee bill 

2 are waived. 

3 (4) NO AMENDMENTS.—An amendment to a 

4 Rescue Committee bill, or a motion to postpone, or 

5 a motion to proceed to the consideration of other 

6 business, or a motion to recommit the Rescue Com7 mittee bill, is not in order. 

8 (5) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON PROCEDURE.— 

9 Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to 

10 the application of the rules of the Senate, as the 

11 case may be, to the procedure relating to a Rescue 

12 Committee bill shall be decided without debate. 

13 (d) AMENDMENT.—A Rescue Committee bill shall not 

14 be subject to amendment in either the Senate or the 

15 House of Representatives. 

16 (e) CONSIDERATION BY THE OTHER HOUSE.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—If, before passing a Rescue 

18 Committee bill, a House receives from the other 

19 House a Rescue Committee bill consisting of legisla20 tive language approved by the same Rescue Com21 mittee as the Rescue Committee bill in the receiving 

22 House— 

23 (A) the Rescue Committee bill of the other 

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1 (B) the procedure in the receiving House 

2 shall be the same as if no Rescue Committee 

3 bill had been received from the other House 

4 until the vote on passage, when the Rescue 

5 Committee bill received from the other House 

6 shall supplant the Rescue Committee bill of the 

7 receiving House. 

8 (2) REVENUE MEASURES.—This subsection 

9 shall not apply to the House of Representatives if a 

10 Rescue Committee bill received from the Senate is a 

11 revenue measure. 

12 (f) RULES TO COORDINATE ACTION WITH OTHER

13 HOUSE.— 

14 (1) TREATMENT OF RESCUE COMMITTEE BILL

15 OF OTHER HOUSE.—If a Rescue Committee bill is 

16 not introduced in the Senate or the Senate fails to 

17 consider a Rescue Committee bill under this section, 

18 the Rescue Committee bill of the House of Rep19 resentatives consisting of legislative language ap20 proved by the same Rescue Committee as the Rescue 

21 Committee bill in the Senate shall be entitled to ex22 pedited floor procedures under this section. 

23 (2) TREATMENT OF COMPANION MEASURES IN

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1 ceives from the House of Representatives a Rescue 

2 Committee bill approved by the same Rescue Com3 mittee and consisting of the same legislative lan4 guage as the Senate-passed Rescue Committee bill, 

5 the House-passed Rescue Committee bill shall not be 

6 debatable. The vote on passage of the Rescue Com7 mittee bill in the Senate shall be considered to be 

8 the vote on passage of the Rescue Committee bill re9 ceived from the House of Representatives. 

10 (3) VETOES.—If the President vetoes a Rescue 

11 Committee bill, consideration of a veto message in 

12 the Senate under this paragraph shall be 10 hours 

13 equally divided between the majority and minority 

14 leaders of the Senate or the designees of the major15 ity and minority leaders of the Senate. 

16 SEC. 6. FUNDING. 

17 Funding for each Rescue Committee shall be derived 

18 in equal portions from— 

19 (1) the contingent fund of the Senate from the 

20 appropriations account ‘‘Miscellaneous Items’’, sub21 ject to the rules and regulations of the Senate; and 

22 (2) the applicable accounts of the House of 

23 Representatives. 

24 SEC. 7. RULEMAKING. 

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1 (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 

2 the Senate and the House of Representatives, re3 spectively, and, as such, the provisions— 

4 (A) shall be considered as part of the rules 

5 of each House, respectively, or of that House to 

6 which they specifically apply; and 

7 (B) shall supersede other rules only to the 

8 extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and 

9 (2) with full recognition of the constitutional 

10 right of either House to change such rules (so far 

11 as relating to such House) at any time, in the same 

12 manner, and to the same extent as in the case of 

13 any other rule of such House. 

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