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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 252 

To create a point of order against spending that will increase inflation 

unless inflation is not greater than 4.5 percent, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 10, 2023 

Mr. MIKE GARCIA of California (for himself, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. LATURNER, 

Mrs. KIM of California, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. HUIZENGA, and Mr. 

GROTHMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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 create a point of order against spending that will increase 

inflation unless inflation is not greater than 4.5 percent, 

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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Inflation Prevention 

5 Act of 2023’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST SPENDING THAT WILL 

2 INCREASE INFLATION UNTIL INFLATION IS 

3 NOT GREATER THAN 4.5 PERCENT. 

4 (a) POINT OF ORDER IN THE SENATE.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—In the Senate, it shall not be 

6 in order to consider a provision in a bill, joint resolu7 tion, motion, amendment, amendment between the 

8 Houses, or conference report that provides new 

9 budget authority and that is estimated to result in 

10 an increase in the Consumer Price Index for All 

11 Urban Consumers, as published by the Bureau of 

12 Labor Statistics, unless the annualized rate of in13 crease in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 

14 Consumers most recently published by the Bureau of 

15 Labor Statistics is not more than 4.5 percent. 

16 (2) POINT OF ORDER SUSTAINED.—If a point 

17 of order is made by a Senator against a provision 

18 described in paragraph (1), and the point of order 

19 is sustained by the Chair, that provision shall be 

20 stricken from the measure and may not be offered 

21 as an amendment from the floor. 

22 (3) FORM OF THE POINT OF ORDER.—A point 

23 of order under subsection (a)(1) may be raised by a 

24 Senator as provided in section 313(e) of the Con25 gressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 644(e)). 


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1 (4) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—When the Senate 

2 is considering a conference report on, or an amend3 ment between the Houses in relation to, a bill or 

4 joint resolution, upon a point of order being made 

5 by any Senator pursuant to subsection (a)(1), and 

6 such point of order being sustained, such material 

7 contained in such conference report or House 

8 amendment shall be stricken, and the Senate shall 

9 proceed to consider the question of whether the Sen10 ate shall recede from its amendment and concur 

11 with a further amendment, or concur in the House 

12 amendment with a further amendment, as the case 

13 may be, which further amendment shall consist of 

14 only that portion of the conference report or House 

15 amendment, as the case may be, not so stricken. 

16 Any such motion in the Senate shall be debatable. 

17 In any case in which such point of order is sustained 

18 against a conference report (or Senate amendment 

19 derived from such conference report by operation of 

20 this paragraph), no further amendment shall be in 

21 order. 

22 (5) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL.—In 

23 the Senate, this subsection may be waived or sus24 pended only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of 

25 the Members, duly chose and sworn. An affirmative 


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1 vote of three-fifths of Members of the Senate, duly 

2 chosen and sworn shall be required to sustain an ap3 peal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order 

4 raised under this subsection. 

5 (b) POINT OF ORDER IN THE HOUSE OF REP6 RESENTATIVES.—In the House of Representatives, it shall 

7 not be in order to consider a bill, joint resolution, motion, 

8 amendment, amendment between the Houses, or con9 ference report that provides new budget authority and 

10 that is estimated to result in an increase in the Consumer 

11 Price Index for All Urban Consumers, as published by the 

12 Bureau of Labor Statistics, unless the annualized rate of 

13 increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Con14 sumers most recently published by the Bureau of Labor 

15 Statistics is not more than 4.5 percent. 

16 (c) DETERMINATION OF EFFECT ON INFLATION.— 

17 (1) PROVISION OF ESTIMATES.—Upon request 

18 by a Member of Congress, the Congressional Budget 

19 Office shall prepare an estimate of the effect on the 

20 Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers of 

21 the provisions in a bill, joint resolution, motion, 

22 amendment, amendment between the Houses, or 

23 conference report that provide new budget authority. 

24 (2) IN GENERAL.—The estimated amount of 

25 the increase in the Consumer Price Index for All 


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1 Urban Consumers, if any, for purposes of this sec2 tion shall be determined based on estimates pre3 pared by the Congressional Budget Office. 

4 SEC. 3. CBO NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Congressional Budget Office 

6 shall notify Congress if the annualized rate of increase in 

7 the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers is 

8 greater than 4.5 percent. 

9 (b) SUBMISSION.—The Congressional Budget Office 

10 may submit the certification required under subsection (a) 

11 as part of another report required to be submitted to Con12 gress. 

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